Aviation catering — Las Heras, Argentina

Hi-loader airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering at Las Heras (SAVH / LHS)

LHS (IATA) · SAVH (ICAO)

Our kitchen provisions Las Heras under a narrow-body reference code, running scheduled, charter and government rotations off one loading sheet. Inflight catering here is boarded by hi-loader to galley height on the single stand, with in-flight catering staged airside so the uplift moves straight from cart to cabin without a foot-of-aircraft handoff.

A catering hi-loader raised to the forward galley door of a wide-body on stand, the platform level with the doorway and the truck squared up beneath it.
1,400 m
Longest runway
Narrow-body
Largest aircraft handled
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Runways
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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
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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
A catering hi-loader raised to the aft galley door of a wide-body on stand, its platform level with the doorway and a second truck waiting below.

On the apron — Las Heras

Inflight catering loaded to galley height at Las Heras airport

Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.

Aviation catering lead times and loading window at Las Heras

Aircraft catering handover at the galley door, Las Heras, Argentina

Ramp access at Las Heras sets the pace of every uplift: the cart leaves our kitchen sealed, crosses the apron under escort and reaches the galley door on the narrow-body stand without a kerbside handoff. The catering uplift is timed from that seal to the signature at the aircraft, not guessed at. On a single-stand field the sequence has no slack, so the loading window is fixed before the aircraft blocks in.

Four branded catering carts latched side by side in an aircraft galley, each door closed on a coloured seal.

Between our kitchen and the stand at Las Heras sit screening, escort and apron traffic, and we plan the galley catering run against the worst of them rather than the average. A narrow-body reference code leaves one stand to work, so the chain of custody starts at the sealed cart and is not broken by a queue on the ramp. The catering uplift is logged at both ends: temperature and time at sealing, temperature and time again at handover, with a signature closing the load at the galley.

One sealed cart, one signature, from our kitchen to the galley door.

Pilot meals prepared for LHS rotations

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Airline food supplier crews cleared for SAVH / LHS

Airport catering at Las Heras runs from a production kitchen holding hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, all built to HACCP. The cold chain is held from the moment a tray leaves that line to the moment it clears the galley door, with no break in between. Airport catering handled this way at LHS turns a single narrow-body stand into a full-cabin capability rather than a limit on it.

The team that handles government flight catering at Las Heras is the same named crew every rotation, not a rotation of casual labour. Security clearance is held on file, each member sits on the access list for the stand, and each is trained to the household service standards that a royal or state movement expects. That continuity is what lets a sealed uplift move from our kitchen to the aircraft with one chain of custody, never a handoff between strangers.

Halal airline meals and special meals at SAVH

Royal flight catering standards per cabin at Las Heras

Menus at Las Heras are written to the cabin and the mission first, then adjusted to the season, drawing on the produce of the surrounding Patagonian region — orchard fruit, dairy and grazing meats worked into a specification rather than a fixed dish. A scheduled rotation gets a cycling menu; a charter or a state movement gets a standing order held on file between repeat visits. Inflight catering at SAVH is written this way across First, Business and main cabin, with the same production standard applied whichever cabin a tray leaves for. Allergen, halal, kosher and medical sets are documented per passenger and per cabin, never assumed.

Slices of pink duck breast fanned over a sweep of squash purée with a berry reduction and tenderstem broccoli.

First & VVIP cabins

First and VVIP cabins at Las Heras are plated to a written specification, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request rather than fixed to a single cycle. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order, so a repeat rotation is served to the same brief every time.

A complete tray set on a black tray: sliced beef fillet in gravy with piped mash and vegetables, a seeded roll with herb butter and a berry dessert in a glass.

Business cabins

Business cabins at SAVH take multi-choice hot service in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft, boxed as tray sets ready to load. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, so the flight deck and the cabin crew each draw from their own set.

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Protocol & dietary

Household, religious and medical requirements are documented per passenger at Las Heras, with halal and kosher sets produced on a separate line and sealed before they leave it. The full range of IATA special meal codes is worked from that line, so inflight catering here covers a mixed cabin without mixing the production.

The three books

A tray set on a stainless steel bench: a plated fish fillet with rice and vegetables, a bread roll with herb butter, and a berry dessert in a glass.

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Royal & Government Flights

Royal households · government · state operations

  • Plated service · First to main cabin
  • Protocol handling · security clearance
Chefs plating a long line of identical main courses under heat lamps, with loaded catering trolleys waiting at the end of the line.

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Charter & Commercial

Charter · ACMI · group · scheduled · ad hoc

  • 400 passengers · one uplift
  • HACCP cold chain, logged to the galley door
A business jet cabin credenza laid with chilled sparkling wine in a bucket, bottled drinks, a nut dish and folded napkins on a silver tray, beside a single passenger seat.

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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 under HACCP control at Las Heras

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 Las Heras (LHS)

Las Heras carries scheduled, charter and government traffic across a single narrow-body stand, which turns every added movement into a sequencing question rather than a capacity one: a delegation adds paperwork, a charter adds a full-cabin load, and both are worked against the same stand booking. Airport catering at Las Heras is planned rotation by rotation for that reason, with the loading order fixed before the aircraft blocks in.

The uplift travels from our kitchen to the stand under escort, boarded by hi-loader to the galley door rather than left at the foot of the aircraft. Inflight catering and in-flight catering on this run share one ops desk with aviation catering for charter and VIP work, so a diversion or an added leg is worked by the same coordinator rather than passed between desks.

On that single stand, we commit to one coordinator per rotation, sealed carts logged at both ends, and a signed handover before departure — the same commitment whether the movement is a scheduled service or a one-off charter, and airline catering at Las Heras is held to it every time.

VVIP catering alongside scheduled flights at SAVH / LHS

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Government and state flight catering at LHS
A single narrow-body stand still handles a head of state movement without splitting the load across more than one bay, which keeps the protocol file, the security-cleared staff and the sealed uplift under one chain of custody from kitchen to aircraft. Government flight catering at Las Heras is documented per passenger for that reason, never assembled loose against a generic manifest.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at LHS
On the 1400-metre runway at Las Heras, a private airliner — BBJ, ACJ or wide-body VIP configuration — can still be worked to a full household specification rather than a scaled-down one. Royal flight catering here is held to that written brief and kept on file between movements, with halal and other household dietary requirements produced against it on request rather than improvised at short notice for catering at LHS.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at SAVH
A single stand forces every charter load to be staged in the exact order the galleys are laid out, since there is no second bay to spread the work across. Charter flight catering at Las Heras for ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions is counted against the loading sheet before boarding, and charter flight catering at SAVH keeps that same sequence whatever the mission behind the rotation.
Wide-body charter →
A complete tray set on a black tray: a hot egg and ham dish, cut fruit, breads, a pastry, a set yoghurt and a portion of preserve.
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Airline and ad hoc catering at LHS
A narrow-body reference code at Las Heras still takes a full ad hoc rotation: outstation catering for carriers that route through occasionally, diversion catering when a flight is put down here unplanned, and technical stop catering between longer legs. AOG cover runs off the same duty roster, and crew meals at Las Heras are boxed to the roster regardless of which of those cases triggered the call, across a multi-leg pattern rather than a single fixed service.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Las Heras
The runway here runs to 1400 metres, which sets the size of business aircraft the field takes and keeps them working the same apron as the scheduled traffic. Private jet catering in Argentina at this field is delivered to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal by our dedicated branch, on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, and business aviation catering and business jet catering both run off that one desk.
Private jets →

Aviation catering reviews from operators at Las Heras (LHS)

Flight departments on jet catering at LHS

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Government flight department

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Royal household

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Charter operator

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Scheduled airline

“Our flight at Las Heras (LHS/SAVH) required tray set catering airline with clear service-by-service organization. The order came ready for service with no unnecessary packaging or loose items to sort through. Exactly what we need for a quick galley setup. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”

★★★★☆

Private jet operator

Arthur — VIP Flight Operations Manager

“Our operation through Las Heras (LHS/SAVH) included an outstation request at short notice. Communication between dispatch, handling, and catering was clear throughout. We appreciated how easy the coordination was. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”

★★★★★

Charter operator

Sarah — Flight Services Coordinator

“I needed reliable FBO catering at Las Heras (LHS/SAVH) for a same-day departure. The team was responsive to a late change and the final order still arrived looking polished. Exactly what I want from a private aviation caterer. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”

★★★★★

Scheduled airline

Leila — Turnaround Coordinator

Airport catering reference for Las Heras (SAVH / LHS)

DatumValue
Longest runway1,400 m
Runways1
Aerodrome reference codenarrow-body
ICAOSAVH

Airline catering services FAQ for SAVH

Crew meals, lead times and access at SAVH

What operations gets asked every week about Las Heras.

Ask operations directly →
How does private jet catering reach the FBOs and the GA terminal at LHS?

LHS sits close enough to the ramp that FBO catering and private jet catering reach the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on the same cold chain as an airline uplift, with the same paperwork attached.

Which lead time does SAVH need for an order, and how late can the specification change?

The loader and the sealed cart set the pace: lead time depends on cabin count and specification, but a specification can usually still move close to departure, and last minute airline catering is worked through the same coordinator rather than a separate desk.

Do you publish a fixed price for airline catering at Las Heras?

Yes, depending on cabin count, specification and the loading window booked, since airline catering cost is quoted against those three rather than fixed to a rate card, and our desk comes back with a number once they are known.

Inflight catering at other airports near Las Heras

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Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Chile Chico
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Airline & VIP flight catering →

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Las Heras (LHS / SAVH)

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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 Las Heras (LHS)