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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — San Carlos, United States
Airside airline catering, VIP & private jet catering at San Carlos (KSQL / SQL)
SQL (IATA) · KSQL (ICAO)
The single runway at San Carlos runs 799 metres, and that narrow-body reference code sets the rotation this station actually works: quick turns, tight slots, no room for a delayed cart. AERO GOURMET provides inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering here on a hi-loader-fed uplift, boarded straight to galley height rather than staged at the foot of the aircraft.
799 m
Longest runway
Narrow-body
Largest aircraft handled
1
Runways
1
FBO on station
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VIP at any volume
8 First covers or 400 passengers across three cabins, same execution
03
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 Carlos
Inflight catering with hi-loader boarding at KSQL / SQL
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering order window at San Carlos
Flight catering sealed and logged to the stand at San Carlos (SQL)
The loading window at San Carlos is worked, not guessed: from the sealed cart at our flight kitchen to the galley door on this narrow-body stand. Ramp access is what governs the sequence here, because the apron at San Carlos gives no room to hold a cart once the aircraft is on stand. Every uplift is planned against that constraint before the crew ever calls for boarding.
Between our kitchen and the stand at San Carlos sit screening, escort and apron traffic, and on a single-runway field with tight turns none of that margin is spare. We plan the catering uplift against the worst of it rather than the average of it, holding the chain of custody from seal to signature. Every galley catering load is logged at sealing and again at handover, temperature checked both times, with one name against the load throughout.
One sealed cart, one signature, from our kitchen to the galley door.
Pilot meals and crew meals prepared for SQL
Cargo crew meals produced to the same standard at KSQL / SQL
Sealed output for a single narrow-body stand still runs through hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, all held to HACCP across the build. Airport catering at San Carlos is planned around that one stand rather than a bank of gates, which makes the kitchen's own discipline the actual capacity limit. The cold chain is checked at every stage between that kitchen and the airport catering handed over at SQL.
The team that handles government flight catering at San Carlos is the same named crew every rotation, not a rotating pool pulled in for one movement. Security clearance is held on file for each of them, checked against an access list before any cart moves airside at KSQL. Household service standards travel with the paperwork, and the chain of custody is signed at every handover.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at SQL
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at KSQL / SQL
From passenger meal boxes to VVIP menus, the inflight catering at San Carlos follows the cabin, the mission and the season rather than a single fixed list. Dishes are built around the produce of this part of the United States, plated to specification rather than described by name. Every allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirement is documented per passenger and per cabin before the load is sealed. The VIP flight menu and the charter flight menu share the same kitchen but never the same tray set.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at San Carlos: VIP flight catering plated to a written specification, with à-la-carte service available on request. The presentation is filed against the standing order, not improvised on the day of departure.
Business cabins
Business cabins at KSQL: multi-choice hot service in oven-ready formats sized to the fitted galley, boxed and counted before boarding. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals travel in separate crew meal boxes, matched to the roster at San Carlos.
Protocol & dietary
Household, religious and medical requirements are documented per passenger at SQL, with halal and kosher sets produced on a separate line before sealing. The full range of IATA special meal codes is covered, and inflight catering in United States is built around that documentation, not around it as an afterthought.
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 standards for aviation catering at San Carlos 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.
Flight catering airside delivery at San Carlos airport
San Carlos runs to a single narrow-body reference code and one runway of 799 metres, a profile that favours quick-turn and general aviation traffic over a bank of wide-body gates. That mix makes repetition, not volume, the governing risk: the same rotation pattern recurs often enough that a documentation slip on one leg repeats itself on the next unless it is caught first.
The uplift moves from our flight kitchen to the stand under airside delivery, sealed before it leaves the building and escorted across the apron rather than staged at the kerb. Airline catering at SQL and aviation catering at SQL both run off that same route, with inflight catering at KSQL and in-flight catering at San Carlos following one ops desk rather than several. Airport catering in San Carlos is planned stand by stand, with ramp access held on our own badges.
What we commit to on this station is one coordinator per rotation, sealed carts checked at both ends, and a signed handover before the aircraft leaves the stand.
VVIP catering alongside scheduled flights at KSQL / SQL
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Government and state flight catering at KSQL
The 799 metre runway at San Carlos governs the rotation profile this station actually flies, and government flight catering is worked into that same narrow slot rather than a wider one. Delegations and official movements travel with a protocol file documented per passenger, security-cleared staff, and a head of state aircraft uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at SQL
A private airliner working the narrow-body stand at San Carlos can still be boarded to household standard, because the 799 metre runway sets the movement, not the specification held for it. Royal flight catering and VVIP catering for BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VIP work run from a written household file kept on record between rotations at SQL, with halal and household requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at San Carlos
Off the single runway at San Carlos, charter flight catering covers ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions on the same narrow-body stand used for scheduled traffic. Charter flight catering in United States is staged to the loading sheet, cabin by cabin, in the order the galleys are laid out at San Carlos.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at KSQL
The narrow-body reference code held at this station keeps every rotation on a quick-turn footing, and our crews work ad hoc airline catering into that same window rather than a separate one. Outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering each run off the one duty roster at San Carlos, AOG included, with crew meals held to the same standard across a multi-leg pattern in San Carlos.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at SQL
The narrow-body reference code at San Carlos means a business aircraft is sequenced through the same single stand as scheduled traffic, so timing is worked around that shared slot rather than a dedicated one. Private jet catering at KSQL reaches 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 San Carlos
rabbit aviation
Charter flight catering reviewed at San Carlos
Flight departments on jet catering at San Carlos
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“We requested galley ready meals at San Carlos (SQL/KSQL) and the packaging worked very well onboard. Everything was labeled, compact, and easy to place directly into the aircraft without repacking on the ramp. Good attention to the operational side of catering. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Ava — Ground Services Manager
“Our operation through San Carlos (SQL/KSQL) included an ad hoc catering request at short notice. The team stayed in contact with operations, adjusted to the new timing, and kept the aircraft handover simple. That operational understanding was the biggest advantage. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Ian — VIP Account Manager
“I ordered private jet catering for our departure from San Carlos (SQL/KSQL) and was very happy with the service. Everything was easy to check and load, and the passenger requests were prepared exactly as ordered. Reliable, responsive, and easy to work with. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Anika — Flight Operations Specialist
San Carlos (KSQL / SQL): airport catering data
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest runway | 799 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | KSQL |
Aircraft catering questions at KSQL
Diversion catering and ramp questions at SQL
What operations gets asked every week about San Carlos.
Ask operations directly →Whose private jet catering reaches the FBOs and the GA terminal at KSQL?
For every FBO on the field and the GA terminal at San Carlos, our private jet catering and FBO catering run on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
Where does airline catering reach the aircraft airside at San Carlos?
The loading sheet records airside delivery straight to the stand, with the uplift carried by hi-loader to galley height rather than staged at the foot of the aircraft.
Does San Carlos Airport cater VIP, VVIP and government flights under protocol?
Every movement of this kind runs on a written protocol file: VIP flight catering and government flight catering are both handled by the same named, security-cleared team.
At which point are halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes produced at SQL?
The first step is separation: halal and kosher sets and the full range of SPML special meals are produced on their own line before sealing, then documented per passenger.
How far in advance does KSQL need an order, and how late can it change?
The standard we hold sets the cut-off; within it, last minute airline catering and late specification changes are worked against the same loading window without resetting the seal.
Is airline catering cost at San Carlos fixed, or does it depend on the flight?
The coordinator on duty builds each quotation from the cabin count, the specification and the loading window, since no price list is published for this station.
Commercial aviation catering near San Carlos
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
SFO / KSFO
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
NUQ / KNUQ
Mountain View
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
Catering uplift quote for San Carlos airport
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San Carlos (SQL / KSQL)
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Four steps
Flight
Aircraft · stand · local time
Offloading
Return leg, if any
Order
Counts · menus · files
Contact
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Uplift at San Carlos (SQL)