Airline & VIP flight catering — Argentina
Airline and VIP Flight Catering Across Argentina
Argentina's aviation catering runs on ramp access and hi-loader boarding, loading trays directly at galley height rather than at the foot of the aircraft. Wide-body stands from Buenos Aires to Rio Gallegos, whose runway reaches 3549 metres, put inflight catering within reach of stations across the country. This is aviation catering built for volume without losing VIP execution.

Airline Catering Stations Across Argentina
Below are the stations covering Argentina, each carrying its own runway data, aerodrome reference code and, where recorded, its FBOs. Use them to confirm which field takes a wide-body uplift and which suits a charter or private jet movement.

On the apron — Argentina
Ramp Access and Hi-Loader Boarding Across Argentina
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
How Aviation Catering Runs in Argentina
Argentina's apron traffic runs from the wide-body gateways of Buenos Aires Ezeiza and Buenos Aires Aeroparque through provincial capitals such as Cordoba, Rosario, Mendoza and Salta, down to Patagonian fields like Rio Gallegos, Ushuaia and El Calafate. Airline catering companies working this network cover scheduled domestic and international departures alongside charter and general aviation movements, with several fields carrying a wide-body aerodrome reference code that supports larger aircraft on longer sectors.
A request enters through the ops desk as a flight number, an ETA and a pax count per cabin, and is built against stand and aircraft type before uplift. Cold chain is held from kitchen to galley door, with sealed loads carried across provincial transfers where a station sits some distance from the nearest production kitchen.
Buenos Aires Ezeiza and Aeroparque carry the country's recorded FBOs, including Aerowise, Baires Fly FBO, Royal Class FBO and Arsot Flight Support, alongside Cordoba's Arsot Flight Support presence. These support general aviation uplift on the same paperwork as an airline load, while stations such as Rio Gallegos, Salta and Mendoza extend wide-body capacity into the interior and the south.
Compliance
One Standard Held Across Every Argentine Station
One Operation, Five Kinds of Flying
Across Argentina, one operation covers airline catering, VIP flight catering, government flight catering, royal flight catering, charter flight catering and private jet catering, from crew meals to full three-cabin uplifts. The same ramp access and paperwork carry every kind of flying below.





Compare Argentina's Airline Catering Stations
This table sets Argentina's stations side by side, so an operator can weigh runway length, aerodrome reference code and FBO presence to decide which field takes the aircraft and which sits closest to a production kitchen.
| Where | Longest runway | VIP / gov terminal | Aerodrome code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bahía Blanca (BHI)BHI · SAZB | 2,410 m | No | narrow-body |
| Buenos Aires (EZE)EZE · SAEZ | 3,300 m | No | wide-body |
| Buenos Aires (AEP)AEP · SABE | 2,350 m | No | narrow-body |
| Catamarca (CTC)CTC · SANC | 2,800 m | No | wide-body |
| Chapelco/San Martin de los Andes (CPC)CPC · SAZY | 2,501 m | No | wide-body |
| Comodoro Rivadavia (CRD)CRD · SAVC | 2,810 m | No | wide-body |
| Concordia (COC)COC · SAAC | 1,600 m | No | narrow-body |
| Cordoba (COR)COR · SACO | 3,200 m | No | wide-body |
| Corrientes (CNQ)CNQ · SARC | 2,100 m | No | narrow-body |
| Curuzu Cuatia (UZU)UZU · SATU | 2,150 m | No | narrow-body |
| Cutral-Co (CUT)CUT · SAZW | 1,694 m | No | narrow-body |
| El Bolsón (EHL)EHL · SAVB | 1,300 m | No | narrow-body |
| El Calafate (FTE)FTE · SAWC | 2,550 m | No | wide-body |
| El Palomar (EPA)EPA · SADP | 2,110 m | No | narrow-body |
| Esquel (EQS)EQS · SAVE | 2,400 m | No | narrow-body |
| Formosa (FMA)FMA · SARF | 1,800 m | No | narrow-body |
| General Pico (GPO)GPO · SAZG | 2,350 m | No | narrow-body |
| Goya (OYA)OYA · SATG | 2,260 m | No | narrow-body |
| Gualeguaychu (GHU)GHU · SAAG | 1,330 m | No | narrow-body |
| La Plata (LPG)LPG · SADL | 1,427 m | No | narrow-body |
| La Rioja (IRJ)IRJ · SANL | 2,860 m | No | wide-body |
| Las Heras (LHS)LHS · SAVH | 1,400 m | No | narrow-body |
| Malargue (LGS)LGS · SAMM | 2,650 m | No | wide-body |
| Mar del Plata (MDQ)MDQ · SAZM | 2,200 m | No | narrow-body |
| Mendoza (MDZ)MDZ · SAME | 2,835 m | No | wide-body |
| Monte Caseros (MCS)MCS · SARM | 1,318 m | No | narrow-body |
| Necochea (NEC)NEC · SAZO | 1,500 m | No | narrow-body |
| Neuquén (NQN)NQN · SAZN | 2,570 m | No | wide-body |
| Orán (ORA)ORA · SASO | 1,475 m | No | narrow-body |
| Parana (PRA)PRA · SAAP | 2,100 m | No | narrow-body |
| Paso de los Libres (AOL)AOL · SARL | 2,260 m | No | narrow-body |
| Pehuajó (PEH)PEH · SAZP | 1,500 m | No | narrow-body |
| Perito Moreno (PMQ)PMQ · SAWP | 1,700 m | No | narrow-body |
| Posadas (PSS)PSS · SARP | 2,252 m | No | narrow-body |
| Puerto Deseado (PUD)PUD · SAWD | 1,500 m | No | narrow-body |
| Puerto Iguazu (IGR)IGR · SARI | 3,300 m | No | wide-body |
| Puerto Madryn (PMY)PMY · SAVY | 2,500 m | No | wide-body |
| Puerto Santa Cruz (RZA)RZA · SAWU | 2,000 m | No | narrow-body |
| Rawson (REL)REL · SAVT | 2,560 m | No | wide-body |
| Reconquista (RCQ)RCQ · SATR | 2,800 m | No | wide-body |
| Resistencia (RES)RES · SARE | 2,770 m | No | wide-body |
| Rincon de los Sauces (RDS)RDS · SAHS | 1,500 m | No | narrow-body |
| Rio Cuarto (RCU)RCU · SAOC | 2,265 m | No | narrow-body |
| Rio Gallegos (RGL)RGL · SAWG | 3,549 m | No | wide-body |
| Rio Grande (RGA)RGA · SAWE | 2,000 m | No | narrow-body |
| Rosario (ROS)ROS · SAAR | 3,000 m | No | wide-body |
| Salta (SLA)SLA · SASA | 3,000 m | No | wide-body |
| San Carlos de Bariloche (BRC)BRC · SAZS | 2,348 m | No | narrow-body |
| San Juan (UAQ)UAQ · SANU | 2,460 m | No | narrow-body |
| San Julian (ULA)ULA · SAWJ | 2,000 m | No | narrow-body |
| San Luis (LUQ)LUQ · SAOU | 2,950 m | No | wide-body |
| San Miguel de Tucumán (TUC)TUC · SANT | 3,500 m | No | wide-body |
| San Rafael (AFA)AFA · SAMR | 2,110 m | No | narrow-body |
| San Salvador de Jujuy (JUJ)JUJ · SASJ | 2,956 m | No | wide-body |
| Santa Fe (SFN)SFN · SAAV | 2,325 m | No | narrow-body |
| Santa Rosa (RSA)RSA · SAZR | 2,300 m | No | narrow-body |
| Santa Teresita (SST)SST · SAZL | 1,500 m | No | narrow-body |
| Santiago del Estero (SDE)SDE · SANE | 2,422 m | No | narrow-body |
| Tandil (TDL)TDL · SAZT | 2,550 m | No | wide-body |
| Tartagal (TTG)TTG · SAST | 1,500 m | No | narrow-body |
| Termas de Río Hondo (RHD)RHD · SANR | 2,509 m | No | wide-body |
| Tres Arroyos (OYO)OYO · SAZH | 1,199 m | No | narrow-body |
| Ushuaia (USH)USH · SAWH | 2,800 m | No | wide-body |
| Viedma / Carmen de Patagones (VDM)VDM · SAVV | 2,550 m | No | wide-body |
| Villa Dolores (VDR)VDR · SAOD | 1,400 m | No | narrow-body |
| Villa Gesell (VLG)VLG · SAZV | 1,591 m | No | narrow-body |
| Villa Mercedes (VME)VME · SAOR | 2,400 m | No | narrow-body |
| Zapala (APZ)APZ · SAHZ | 2,200 m | No | narrow-body |
Ordering Airline Catering: Argentina
Send the flight number, ETA, passenger and crew count per cabin, aircraft type and stand to the ops desk, along with any special meal codes for the cabin. This applies whether the movement lands at a wide-body field such as Rio Gallegos or Cordoba, or a narrow-body station such as Bahía Blanca or Santa Fe. Include the FBO where the movement is general aviation, so the load is built against the correct ramp position. Once these details are confirmed, our ops desk builds the uplift against stand and aircraft type and returns an airline catering quote for the movement.
Argentina Catering Questions
What Argentina's Ops Desks Ask Us
Ask operations directly →Which Argentine stations take wide-body aircraft?
Stations carrying a wide-body aerodrome reference code include Buenos Aires Ezeiza, Cordoba, Salta, Rio Gallegos, Mendoza and San Miguel de Tucumán among others. Each is listed with its runway length and reference code above.
Can catering be loaded directly onto the aircraft rather than left at the foot of the stairs?
Yes. Our differentiator is ramp access and hi-loader boarding: trays are loaded on board at galley height, not delivered kerbside.
Do you cover general aviation and FBO movements in Argentina?
Yes, through our private-jet branch, delivered to FBOs including Aerowise, Baires Fly FBO, Royal Class FBO, Munser FBO, Transair Intl Svcs, Argentina Ground Support, FBO VIP Club and Arsot Flight Support across recorded stations.
What do you need to quote a charter or diversion uplift?
Flight number, ETA, pax and crew per cabin, aircraft type and stand, plus any special meal codes. This is the same information required for a scheduled airline load or an ad hoc diversion.
Is the same food safety standard applied at every station?
Yes. HACCP, cold chain control and cleared personnel apply the same way whether the station is Buenos Aires Ezeiza or a provincial field such as Formosa or Santa Rosa.
Request Airline Catering in Argentina
Tell Us the Movement, We Build the Uplift
One ops desk covers the whole route in Argentina. Give us the aircraft and what you need loaded, and a coordinator comes back with a quote.
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