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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Tijuana, Mexico
Wide-body airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering at Tijuana (MMTJ / TIJ)
TIJ (IATA) · MMTJ (ICAO)
The 2960 m runway at Tijuana takes wide-body movements onto stands rated for the same aircraft, which is what lets an outstation rotation, a diversion or a scheduled service board without a reduced specification. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering and in-flight catering from that ramp by hi-loader, boarding wide-body cabins at galley height rather than at the foot of the aircraft, with every uplift airside from kitchen seal to signature.
2,960 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
1
Runways
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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 — Tijuana
Aviation catering boarded by hi-loader at Tijuana
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering order window at TIJ
Aviation catering from sealed cart to galley door at Tijuana airport
Wide-body ramp access at Tijuana sets the pace of every uplift, because a hi-loader working to galley height cannot be rushed past the apron sequence that governs it. Our catering uplift moves through that sequence on a fixed order: cart sealed, convoy escorted, loader raised to the galley door. Nothing on that route is estimated after the fact at MMTJ; it is timed as it happens, against the same sequence every rotation.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Tijuana sit screening, an escorted convoy and apron traffic that can hold a hi-loader short of its slot, and we plan the catering uplift against the worst of those three rather than the best case. Chain of custody runs the whole distance: the cart is sealed at the kitchen, the seal is checked at the escort point, and it is not broken again until the galley catering reaches the door it was built for. Temperature is logged at sealing and logged again at handover, and the same signature that closes the load at Tijuana opens the file for the next one.
One seal, one route, one signature: the convoy is the risk we plan against.
Airline food supplier kitchen serving MMTJ / TIJ
Crew meals and passenger sets from one kitchen at Tijuana (TIJ)
The flight kitchen behind Tijuana runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built to hold HACCP standards across every batch that leaves it for the apron. Airport catering at Tijuana draws on that single production line rather than a split kitchen, which keeps the cold chain unbroken from the moment a tray set is closed to the moment it clears the galley door. That same line is what makes airport catering here repeatable rotation after rotation, whatever the mix of cabins on a given day.
The team behind government flight catering at Tijuana is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool assigned case by case. Each member carries a security clearance on file, sits on the access list for sealed uplifts, and is trained to the household and protocol standards a state or royal movement requires. That continuity is what lets a repeat delegation move through MMTJ without the file being rebuilt each time.
VIP flight catering menus for Tijuana departures
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at Tijuana, Mexico
Menus at Tijuana are written to the cabin, the mission and the season rather than to a single fixed list, so a scheduled rotation and a VVIP departure are not served from the same plan. Inflight catering here draws on the produce of the wider region — dairy, orchard fruit, fresh fish — worked into a specification rather than a fixed dish, with each component costed and logged before it is boarded. Cycles move week to week against a standing tray and cart standard that does not move with them, so a repeat carrier sees a changing menu on an unchanging platform. Every allergen, halal, kosher and medical set is documented per passenger and per cabin before it leaves the kitchen, labelled and matched to the seat it is built for.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Tijuana are plated to a written specification rather than a fixed dish, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request and every course filed against the standing order before it boards. VIP flight catering here is built to be repeated exactly, rotation after rotation, at MMTJ.
Business cabins
Business cabins at TIJ run multi-choice hot service in galley-ready tray sets sized to the aircraft's own fitting, boarded on the same sequence as the forward cabin. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, each labelled and counted before the cart is closed.
Protocol & dietary
Household, religious and medical requirements are documented per passenger at Tijuana, covering halal and kosher sets alongside the full range of IATA special meal codes. Every one of those meals is produced on a separate line and sealed before it joins the main uplift, so inflight catering here carries no cross-contact risk between sets.
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
Cold chain and HACCP for aircraft catering at Tijuana (TIJ)
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 MMTJ
Tijuana takes scheduled, charter and government traffic across a single wide-body stand rated to the aerodrome's own reference code, which turns each delegation into a documentation task and each peak rotation into a capacity one rather than either being routine. Airline catering, aviation catering and airport catering here run off one ops desk regardless of which of those two pressures a given day brings.
The uplift moves from our kitchen to that stand by hi-loader, boarded to galley height rather than left at the foot of the aircraft, with our own crew on the ramp for the whole route. Inflight catering and in-flight catering at Tijuana are planned stand by stand rather than terminal by terminal, because MMTJ works one stand for every wide-body movement it takes.
What we commit to on every rotation here is the same regardless of segment: one coordinator named to the load, sealed carts from kitchen to stand, and a signed handover that closes the file.
Airline, charter and VVIP catering at Tijuana
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Government and state flight catering at MMTJ
At the single wide-body stand Tijuana holds for this reference code, a head of state aircraft boards from the same ramp access as any scheduled movement, with the protocol file built around that constraint rather than around a dedicated terminal. Government flight catering here documents each passenger's requirement individually, with security-cleared staff and an uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at TIJ
Loading a private airliner on the one wide-body stand at Tijuana means sequencing the household cabin ahead of any other cargo the movement carries, a constraint the aerodrome's own reference code sets on every rotation. Royal flight catering at MMTJ holds a written specification on file between movements, covering BBJ and ACJ airframes and wide-body VIP configurations, with halal and household requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Tijuana
2960 metres of runway, which is enough to bring a wide-body charter, an ACMI rotation or a group movement onto the same stand a scheduled service uses at MMTJ. Charter flight catering here covers wet-lease operators and special missions with a full three-cabin uplift, counted against the loading sheet and staged to the galley layout of the airframe on the day, and charter flight catering scales the same way whatever the mission behind it.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at MMTJ
A diverted wide-body inbound to MMTJ boards from the same stand as a scheduled service, because the aerodrome's reference code rates it for either without a reduced specification. Ad hoc airline catering covers that diversion catering and technical stop catering directly, outstation catering runs for carriers that work Tijuana as a regular stop, and AOG cover sits across the same multi-leg roster.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at TIJ
We work the same 2960 m runway and ramp access for business aviation as for a wide-body rotation, which keeps private jet catering in Tijuana on one cold chain rather than a separate one. Delivery reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal directly, with FBO catering carrying the same paperwork as an airline uplift, business aviation catering and business jet catering included.
Private jets →
Inflight catering trusted by operators at TIJ
Protocol teams on VVIP catering at MMTJ / TIJ
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“Our ops team used the service at Tijuana (TIJ/MMTJ) as an airline ops catering supplier. They understood airline operations and kept communication short, clear, and useful. A good partner to have when the usual supplier is not available. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★☆Private jet operator
Ivan — Private Flight Coordinator
“I arranged airline catering in Tijuana for our departure from TIJ/MMTJ. Communication was responsive and the team handled a late timing change without any issue. Good local support for a VIP operation. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Samuel — Trip Operations Manager
“For our flight from Tijuana (TIJ/MMTJ), the cabin order included multiple SPML. All requirements were followed and the cabin crew could see immediately which meal belonged to which passenger. A good experience with complex dietary requests. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Leon — Turnaround Coordinator
Airport catering facts for Tijuana (MMTJ / TIJ)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 2,960 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | MMTJ |
Business jet catering questions at Tijuana
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Tijuana
What operations gets asked every week about Tijuana.
Ask operations directly →Which halal, kosher and special meal codes does Tijuana produce?
The route runs on a dedicated line: halal and kosher sets and the full range of SPML codes are produced separately from the main uplift, documented per passenger, and sealed before the cart carrying the standard meals is closed.
Do you deliver airline catering airside at Tijuana International Airport?
Yes, by hi-loader straight to the galley door rather than to the foot of the aircraft, with our crew handling the airside delivery leg from kitchen to stand under our own clearance.
How is VIP and government flight catering handled at TIJ?
TIJ takes VIP, VVIP and government flight catering under the same protocol file: cleared staff, a sealed uplift, and a specification held on record between movements rather than rebuilt for each one.
When does an order need to be placed at MMTJ, and how late can the specification change?
Once a rotation is confirmed we hold the loading window against it, and a specification change is taken as late as the cart seal allows, though the earlier a lead time is given the more of the menu cycle stays open.
What does private jet catering at Tijuana cover for business aviation?
We deliver directly to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal, running FBO catering on the same cold chain and paperwork as a wide-body uplift.
Can you give a fixed cost for airline catering at Tijuana International Airport?
Airline catering cost depends on cabin count, specification and loading window rather than a published rate, so the desk reviews those three against the rotation before returning a quotation.
Commercial aviation catering near Tijuana
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
SAN / KSAN
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