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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — San José del Cabo, Mexico
Airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering at San José del Cabo (MMSD / SJD)
SJD (IATA) · MMSD (ICAO)
AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering for the wide-body reference code held at San José del Cabo, boarding a full three-cabin uplift by hi-loader straight to galley height rather than to the foot of the aircraft. That in-flight catering standard covers scheduled, charter, VIP, government and private jet movements, with the same crew and the same paperwork on every uplift dispatched airside.
3,000 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
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Runways
1
FBO on station
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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 — San José del Cabo
Commercial aviation catering at wide-body scale, MMSD / SJD
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aviation catering lead times and loading window at MMSD / SJD
Flight catering sealed and logged to the stand at MMSD / SJD
Every catering uplift at San José del Cabo starts from a sealed cart, not from an estimate of when the aircraft will be ready. Ramp access is held on our own clearance, so the convoy moves onto the apron on our schedule rather than waiting on a general gate call. From that point the load is tracked stage by stage until it clears the galley door of the aircraft it was built for.
Between the flight kitchen and the stand at SJD sit screening, an escort and apron traffic, and none of them are treated as background noise on a galley catering run. We plan the catering uplift against the worst case among the three, holding the convoy's place on the apron rather than hoping a gap appears. Chain of custody runs from the seal applied in the kitchen to the signature taken at the aircraft steps, with the temperature logged at both ends of that run. Nothing leaves the galley cart unaccounted for between those two points.
One seal, one signature, one crew, from kitchen door to galley door.
Flight kitchen and crew meals for San José del Cabo
Pilot meals and cleared production crews for San José del Cabo, Mexico
The flight kitchen that provisions airport catering at San José del Cabo runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, working to HACCP procedure on every batch that leaves it. That single-site model is what keeps airport catering at SJD consistent shift to shift, because tray sets, pastry and dietary sets are pulled from the same cold chain rather than assembled from separate suppliers. The same kitchen serves scheduled, charter and VIP movements out of San José del Cabo without a change of standard between them.
The team that handles government flight catering at San José del Cabo is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool assembled per booking. Each member carries a current security clearance, sits on the access list for the ramp and is trained to the household and protocol standards a state or royal movement expects. That continuity is what a protocol officer is actually checking for when the file is reviewed before departure.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at SJD
VVIP catering to a written specification at MMSD / SJD
Menus at San José del Cabo are written to the cabin and the mission first, then adjusted for season, so a First cabin service and a crew tray set never come off the same specification. Where produce from the region can be worked into a menu, orchard fruit, dairy and fish are drawn on in general terms rather than named as a single supplier's line. Every set carries documented allergen, halal, kosher and medical information, labelled per passenger and per cabin so cabin crew can match a tray to a name without opening it. That labelling discipline is what inflight catering at this station is actually judged on, more than any single dish on the tray.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at San José del Cabo are plated to a written specification rather than to a chef's memory, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request. Every course is filed against the standing order before the cart leaves the kitchen, so VIP flight catering here does not depend on which crew is on shift that day.
Business cabins
Business cabins at SJD run on multi-choice hot service, boxed into oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft on that rotation. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, so tray sets for the cabin never share a cart with crew meal boxes.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at SJD are documented per passenger rather than guessed at boarding, covering halal and kosher sets alongside the full range of IATA special meal codes. Each set is produced on a separate line inside the kitchen and sealed there, so inflight catering for a religious or medical diet never crosses the general production run.
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
Aircraft catering food safety at MMSD
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.
Flight catering airside delivery at San José del Cabo airport
San José del Cabo carries a mix of scheduled, charter, VIP and government traffic across a single wide-body stand, and that mix sets the planning problem before a tray is loaded: a government movement is a documentation exercise, a charter peak is a capacity exercise, and a repeat scheduled rotation is a repetition exercise, and each is worked differently from the first call.
The uplift moves from our flight kitchen to the ramp by hi-loader, boarding directly to galley height rather than being staged at the foot of the aircraft, with our own crew on the apron for the full loading window. Inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering for San José del Cabo run off one ops desk rather than three separate lines, which is what keeps a diversion or a late change from becoming a second booking.
On every one of those movements we commit to one named coordinator, sealed carts and a signed handover at the aircraft steps, whatever the segment behind the booking. Airport catering in Mexico rarely gets that continuity guaranteed in writing, and at SJD it is standard rather than an upgrade. Airline catering at SJD is planned stand by stand, never left to a general slot.
Aviation catering for five mission types at MMSD / SJD
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Government and state flight catering at San José del Cabo
A head of state aircraft on the wide-body stand at San José del Cabo is boarded to the same reference code as any other wide-body movement, which is what lets government flight catering here run on standard ramp access rather than a special build. Delegation files are documented per passenger, staff carry current clearance, and the uplift is sealed before it leaves the kitchen, with a dedicated terminal used where the movement calls for one.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at MMSD
At MMSD, a 3000-metre runway is what actually decides which private airliners can operate the movement, from a BBJ or ACJ up to a wide-body VIP configuration. Royal flight catering here is held to a written household specification kept on file between movements, with halal and other household dietary requirements produced on request rather than improvised on the day.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at SJD
A single wide-body stand at SJD means a charter rotation is sequenced against whatever else is booked on it, before the loading sheet is finalised. Charter flight catering here covers ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, with a full three-cabin uplift staged in the order the galleys are laid out and counted against that sheet before departure.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at San José del Cabo
The wide-body reference code held at San José del Cabo governs the tray standard we build to, whichever carrier is on the stand that day. Ad hoc airline catering here serves carriers running this station as an outstation, with outstation catering, diversion catering, technical stop catering and AOG uplift booked off one duty roster across a multi-leg rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at MMSD
MMSD holds a 3000-metre runway, which is enough to keep the GA apron and the FBOs on the field running alongside the wide-body stand rather than as an afterthought. Private jet catering there is handled by our dedicated branch, delivered to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, with FBO catering, business aviation catering and business jet catering all run off that one branch.
Private jets →
FBOs at San José del Cabo
primesky fbo
Inflight catering rated by operators at MMSD / SJD
Operators on commercial aviation catering at San José del Cabo
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“For our departure from San José del Cabo (SJD/MMSD), we specifically needed HACCP. Presentation stayed good while the setup remained practical for a fast aircraft turnaround. Very cabin-friendly catering. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Javier — Executive Charter Coordinator
“We used the team for tech stop at San José del Cabo (SJD/MMSD) during a tight turnaround. Communication between dispatch, handling, and catering was clear throughout. That operational understanding was the biggest advantage. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★☆Charter operator
Grace — Flight Planning Manager
“I needed reliable private jet menu at San José del Cabo (SJD/MMSD) for a same-day departure. The team was responsive to a late change and the final order still arrived looking polished. Reliable, responsive, and easy to work with. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Arthur — Ramp Operations Manager
Airport catering profile for San José del Cabo (MMSD / SJD)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 3,000 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | MMSD |
Business jet catering questions at SJD
Outstation catering and access questions at SJD
What operations gets asked every week about San José del Cabo.
Ask operations directly →Under what protocol does San José del Cabo handle VIP, VVIP and government flight catering?
There is a named, security-cleared team held to household and protocol standards for every VIP flight catering and government flight catering movement here, working from a sealed uplift and a documented delegation file rather than a general booking.
How much does airline catering cost at SJD?
The loading equipment and the cart configuration used on a given rotation set part of the price, alongside cabin count, menu specification and the loading window booked; airline catering cost at SJD is quoted per rotation rather than published as a fixed list.
How far does an airline catering uplift travel airside before it reaches the aircraft at MMSD?
The clearance our crews hold for airside delivery is what allows the convoy onto the apron on schedule, and from there airline catering is boarded by hi-loader directly to galley height rather than staged at the foot of the aircraft.
How far in advance does San José del Cabo need an order placed, and how late can it change?
San José del Cabo works to a standing lead time for a full specification, but the desk still takes late changes on cabin count and special meal codes up to the loading window; last minute airline catering is handled through that same desk rather than a separate line.
Can halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes be produced at San José del Cabo?
The full range of SPML codes, including halal and kosher, is produced on a separate line inside the kitchen and documented per passenger, so a mixed cabin never has its special meals guessed at on the day.
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