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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Saltillo, Mexico
Airline catering, VIP & private jet catering at Saltillo (MMIO / SLW)
SLW (IATA) · MMIO (ICAO)
The wide-body reference code cleared for a single 2897 m runway sets what boards at Saltillo: a full three-cabin uplift on one stand, not a scaled-down outstation run. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering, in-flight catering and hi-loader uplift here, boarding wide-body aircraft directly at galley height rather than staging trolleys at the foot of the aircraft.
2,897 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
1
Runways
2
FBOs on station
02
VIP at any volume
8 First covers or 400 passengers across three cabins, same execution
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24/7 order desk
Ad hoc, AOG and same-day uplift answered around the clock
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Multi-leg coordination
One loading sheet, every leg of your rotation
On the apron — Saltillo
Wide-body aviation catering at SLW
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aircraft catering lead times at Saltillo
Flight catering sealed and logged to the stand at Saltillo, Mexico
Ramp access is what the loading window at Saltillo is actually built on: a sealed cart cleared onto the apron, staged beside the single wide-body stand, then raised to the galley door by hi-loader. Every catering uplift here follows that same sequence rather than a delivery to the aircraft steps, because a hi-loader reaches the door directly. The window is held to that sequence, not to a promised clock time.
Between the flight kitchen and the stand at Saltillo, the convoy is the risk we manage, not the food: screening, an escort where the ramp calls for one, and apron traffic around a single runway all sit ahead of the galley door. We plan the catering uplift against the worst of those, not the average of them, so a delay upstream never becomes a delay at the door. Chain of custody runs on a temperature log opened at sealing and closed again at handover, with a signature at the galley catering point that ties the two readings together. Nothing leaves the kitchen without that seal, and nothing is accepted at the aircraft without it being checked.
One seal at the kitchen, one signature at the door: the whole handover in between.
Pilot meals and cabin service produced for Saltillo airport
Cargo crew meals produced to the same standard at MMIO / SLW
The flight kitchen behind Saltillo's operation runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, feeding the single wide-body stand rather than a scattered set of outstation trolleys. HACCP governs every stage of that production, from intake to the sealed cart, which is what lets airport catering here stand behind a government or a scheduled uplift with the same paperwork. Airport catering at MMIO and airport catering across the wider Saltillo operation both draw on that one kitchen, so the standard does not change with the customer.
The team that handles government flight catering at Saltillo is the same named crew on every rotation: security clearance on file, listed on the access list, and trained to the household standards that a royal or a state movement expects. That consistency matters more than headcount on a single-stand field, because the same people who load a scheduled aircraft in the morning may load a delegation aircraft by evening. Catering at SLW is planned around that one cleared roster rather than around whoever is available that day.
Kosher inflight catering and dietary sets at MMIO
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at Saltillo
Menus at Saltillo are written to the cabin and the mission first, and only then to the season: a scheduled rotation, a state delegation and a wide-body charter each draw a different specification off the same production line. Mexico's own produce sets the seasonal frame where the facts allow it, favouring regional dairy, fish and orchard fruit rather than an imported standard. Inflight catering at Saltillo closes on documentation, not on taste: allergen sets, halal and kosher requirements and medical diets are labelled per passenger and per cabin before the cart is sealed. That labelling travels with the tray set all the way to the galley door.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Saltillo are plated to a written specification rather than a generic tray, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order for the rotation, so a repeat movement is served to the same standard each time.
Business cabins
Business cabins at SLW run multi-choice hot service in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft. Crew meals in Mexico, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, so tray sets and meal boxes never mix in the same cart.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at MMIO are documented per passenger, covering household, religious and medical needs alongside halal and kosher sets and the full range of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering for those sets is produced on a separate line and sealed before it leaves it, keeping the cross-contact control apart from the main cabin runs.
The three books
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Royal & Government Flights
Royal households · government · state operations
- Plated service · First to main cabin
- Protocol handling · security clearance
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Charter & Commercial
Charter · ACMI · group · scheduled · ad hoc
- 400 passengers · one uplift
- HACCP cold chain, logged to the galley door
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Private Jet
Business jet · VVIP charter · flight departments
- From 8 covers · plated forward
- Reheat sequence specified per dish
Compliance
HACCP control for flight catering at Saltillo airport
HACCP
HACCP cold chain
Produced in our own certified kitchens, temperature logged end to end.
Clearance
Cleared personnel
Security-cleared staff, badged airside vehicles, escorted where the stand requires it.
Custody
Sealed chain of custody
Carts sealed at the kitchen, seals verified and handovers signed at the aircraft.
Allergens
Documented allergen sets
Allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements documented per uplift and per passenger.
Inflight catering delivered to the stand at Saltillo (SLW)
A single runway and one wide-body-rated stand define Saltillo as a low-frequency but high-capability field: scheduled and charter movements share the same apron space as occasional government and delegation traffic, so documentation discipline matters as much as throughput. A repeat rotation here is a repetition problem more than a volume one, and the loading plan is built to keep that repetition consistent rather than to chase peak-wave speed.
The uplift reaches the aircraft by hi-loader straight from the sealed cart, staged on the apron beside the stand and raised to galley height rather than left at the foot of the aircraft steps. Ground handling on the ramp coordinates the timing of that approach with the aircraft's own turnaround, and airline catering at SLW is scheduled against that window rather than a fixed clock time.
We commit one coordinator to every rotation at Saltillo, from sealed cart to signed handover, so aviation catering at MMIO, inflight catering in Saltillo, in-flight catering in Saltillo and airport catering at SLW all run off the same accountable desk.
VVIP catering alongside scheduled flights at MMIO / SLW
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Government and state flight catering at SLW
At the single wide-body stand rated to take this class of aircraft, government flight catering for state visits and official delegations is planned as a documentation exercise as much as a loading one: the protocol file travels per passenger, staff are security-cleared, and the uplift is sealed before it leaves the kitchen at MMIO.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Saltillo
Loading a private airliner on the same stand used for scheduled wide-body traffic means sequencing the two around each other rather than assuming a dedicated apron, since the wide-body reference code here covers one rated position. Royal flight catering for BBJ, ACJ and other wide-body VIP airframes runs to a written household specification kept on file between movements, with halal and other household requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at MMIO
2897 metres of runway, and a full three-cabin uplift can be loaded and cleared before a wide-body charter's own turnaround closes. Charter flight catering in Saltillo for ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions is counted against the loading sheet stand by stand, and charter flight catering in Mexico staged through this field follows the same galley sequence regardless of the operator's own catalogue.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at SLW
A wide-body aircraft diverted or repositioned onto Saltillo's single stand still boards to the same specification as a scheduled rotation, because the aerodrome reference code held here rates the ramp for that class of aircraft in the first place. Carriers running this field as an outstation draw on ad hoc airline catering, outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering off one duty roster, with AOG covered across a multi-leg pattern rather than treated as a one-off.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Saltillo
We work business aviation traffic at Saltillo off the same 2897 m runway and single wide-body stand that serve the scheduled operation, delivering private jet catering at SLW to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift.
Private jets →
FBOs at Saltillo
iccs mexico & latin america
rajet aeroservicios sa de cv
Charter flight catering trusted at Saltillo
Flight departments on jet catering at SLW
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“Our team used the service at Saltillo (SLW/MMIO) for government flight catering with strict timing and handling requirements. The team understood the need for confidentiality and kept the order organized despite late passenger and dietary changes. Reliable, discreet, and easy to work with. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Chloe — Charter Services Manager
“We had a larger VIP aircraft at Saltillo (SLW/MMIO) and booked ACJ catering for the sector. They followed our plating notes closely and made the final setup easy for the cabin crew. Exactly the level of detail we expect for VIP flying. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★☆Scheduled airline
Gabriel — Ground Services Manager
“Our charter program used the service at Saltillo (SLW/MMIO) for hajj charter catering. Packaging was practical for the cabin and the uplift arrived in good order for departure. We would use the service again for a similar charter. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Anas — Private Jet Operations Manager
Station data for aviation catering at Saltillo (MMIO / SLW)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 2,897 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | MMIO |
Airline catering services FAQ for MMIO
Crew meals, lead times and access at MMIO
What operations gets asked every week about Saltillo.
Ask operations directly →Which protocols govern VIP flight catering and government flight catering at SLW?
The hi-loader takes every VIP flight catering and government flight catering uplift straight to galley height, and each cart is sealed to the same protocol regardless of whether the movement is a state visit or a scheduled rotation.
Where are halal, kosher and other special meals produced and documented for MMIO?
The temperature log and the passenger-level documentation opened at sealing are what prove halal, kosher and the full set of IATA special meal codes were produced on a separate line and closed out before the cart left the kitchen.
Is there a fixed lead time for changing a specification on a Saltillo rotation?
The coordinator assigned to the rotation holds the specification open until the sealed cart is staged on the apron, so most changes can still be taken close to loading rather than days out.
What does airline catering cost at Saltillo International Airport?
We quote against the cabin count, the specification and the loading window for the specific rotation, since no fixed price list applies across scheduled, charter, VIP and government work.
Commercial aviation catering near Saltillo
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
MTY / MMMY
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
LOV / MMMV
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
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