Aviation catering — Paso de los Libres, Argentina

Airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering at Paso de los Libres (SARL / AOL)

AOL (IATA) · SARL (ICAO)

A single narrow-body runway of 2260 metres sets the operating frame at Paso de los Libres, and every uplift is planned against that reference code rather than against a wider one. Inflight catering, in-flight catering and aircraft provisioning here move through hi-loader boarding to galley height, sealed at the kitchen and staged for wide-body-standard handling wherever the schedule calls for it.

A catering hi-loader box raised level with the open galley door of a wide-body, its platform bridged to the doorway.
2,260 m
Longest runway
Narrow-body
Largest aircraft handled
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Runways
01
Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
02
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
04
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 — Paso de los Libres

Inflight catering with hi-loader boarding at SARL / AOL

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

Aviation catering timeline, order to boarding, at SARL / AOL

Aviation catering from sealed cart to galley door at SARL

Ramp access governs the sequence at this field: once the aircraft is on the apron, the sealed cart moves from our kitchen to the stand under one escort, and the catering uplift is boarded by hi-loader to galley height before the door is checked shut. Nothing is estimated on the way across; the route is fixed and the handover is timed against it. A single runway keeps the traffic pattern simple, so the window is set by the convoy, not by congestion on the field.

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 Paso de los Libres sit screening, an escort and whatever apron traffic the day brings, and none of it is left to chance. We plan the galley catering run against the worst of those three, sealing the cart before it leaves the kitchen and keeping the chain of custody unbroken until the last case is checked aboard. Temperature is logged at sealing and logged again at handover, and the sheet that closes the catering uplift carries a signature from the crew that took delivery on the stand.

One coordinator, one sealed cart, one signature: nothing about the handover is left open.

Flight kitchen and crew meals for Paso de los Libres, Argentina

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Pilot meals and cleared production crews for Paso de los Libres airport

The flight kitchen that provisions SARL runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, working to HACCP throughout so that airport catering at Paso de los Libres and the airport catering it produces for the wider region share the same cold chain from mix to seal. Tray sets and passenger meal boxes leave the line galley-ready, checked against the loading sheet before they ever reach the ramp. Nothing that has not cleared that check is loaded onto the cart bound for Paso de los Libres.

Your rotation through Paso de los Libres is worked by the same named team every time, not a rotating pool: security clearance on file, listed on the access list, and trained to household service standards for any government flight catering that lands here. Each member carries the paperwork that travels with a sealed uplift, checked at handover as a matter of routine. That continuity is what keeps a repeat mission recognisable from one rotation to the next.

Halal airline meals and special meals at SARL / AOL

VVIP catering to a written specification at Paso de los Libres (AOL)

Menus at this station are written to the cabin, the mission and the season rather than to a fixed list, adjusted as the rotation calls for it. Inflight catering here draws on regional produce where the route allows it — dairy, river fish, orchard fruit — worked into a specification rather than a single fixed dish. Every set is documented per passenger: allergen declarations, halal and kosher requirements, and any medical diet are labelled cabin by cabin before the cart is sealed. The same discipline runs from the forward cabin through to the crew boxes, so nothing on board is a surprise to the galley that receives it.

Hand-cut beef tartare under a mound of shaved horseradish and caviar pearls, a toasted baguette slice laid alongside on white china.

First & VVIP cabins

First and VVIP cabins at Paso de los Libres are plated to a written specification, with à-la-carte and caviar service available on request and filed against the standing order. VIP flight catering here follows that same file rotation after rotation, so presentation does not depend on who is working the shift.

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 SARL run a multi-choice hot service in oven-ready, galley-ready tray sets sized to the aircraft fitted for the route. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals travel boxed to the roster in Argentina, sealed apart from the passenger load.

Diet.

Protocol & dietary

Protocol and dietary requirements at Paso de los Libres are documented per passenger, covering halal, kosher and the full set of IATA special meal codes. Produced on a separate line and sealed before it leaves that line, inflight catering here keeps household, religious and medical sets apart from the main run.

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.

02

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.

03

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 AOL

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 AOL

Paso de los Libres works a narrow-body reference code on a single runway, and that frame decides how catering is planned here: a delegation on the field is a documentation matter first, a peak departure wave is a capacity matter, and a repeat charter rotation is a matter of keeping the same specification file open rotation after rotation. Airline catering at AOL is built around that reference code rather than around a busier one.

The uplift reaches the aircraft by hi-loader to the galley door, cart by cart, staged from our kitchen and escorted across the apron to the stand under one badge. Aviation catering at SARL and the in-flight catering it supports move on that same route regardless of the segment flying that day, with ground handling on the ramp coordinating the timing against the turnaround.

What we commit to on this station is a single coordinator, sealed carts and a signed handover, the same commitment inflight catering carries in Argentina at any field we work, narrow-body reference code or not.

Commercial aviation catering for every mission at Paso de los Libres

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Government and state flight catering at Paso de los Libres
A head of state aircraft boarding at this field is worked against the same narrow-body reference code as any other movement, which keeps the protocol file the single variable that changes. Government flight catering here documents that file per passenger, with security-cleared staff and the uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
Royal vvip food.
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at SARL
On a single runway rated to a narrow-body reference code, private airliners — BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VIP configurations — are boarded to a written household specification kept on file between movements. Royal flight catering at this station follows that same file every rotation, with halal and other household requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at AOL
A single runway of 2260 metres means a full three-cabin load has to be sequenced tightly against the turnaround, and that sequencing is what charter flight catering at this station is built around. ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions are boarded stand by stand, with charter flight catering staged in the order the galleys are laid out.
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.
04
Airline and ad hoc catering at Paso de los Libres
A narrow-body reference code governs every stand assignment at this field, and it is against that code that ad hoc airline catering is planned for carriers running Paso de los Libres as an outstation. Outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering move off one duty roster here, AOG included, across a multi-leg rotation with crew meals boxed to the same schedule.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at SARL
The 2260-metre runway here admits narrow-body business jets without a wider reference code, which keeps private jet catering at Paso de los Libres routed through the same ramp used for scheduled traffic. FBO catering reaches the GA terminal and the FBOs on the field on the same cold chain and paperwork as any airline uplift.
Private jets →

Charter flight catering trusted at Paso de los Libres, Argentina

Flight departments on jet catering at Paso de los Libres, Argentina

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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

“We had a last-minute schedule change into Paso de los Libres (AOL/SARL) and needed contingency catering. Confirmation was quick, the order stayed clear despite several updates, and delivery reached the aircraft on time. A dependable option for irregular operations. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”

★★★★☆

Charter operator

Elena — Ad Hoc Operations Manager

“We needed outstation catering for a flight through Paso de los Libres (AOL/SARL) and the process was much easier than expected. It felt like working with a regular station supplier even though this was not one of our usual airports. Reliable and easy to manage from the ops desk.”

★★★★★

Scheduled airline

Arthur — Station Operations Manager

“We requested an airline catering cost per meal for Paso de los Libres (AOL/SARL) and appreciated how clear the pricing was. The quote was detailed enough for operations and accounting, but still quick to review. Good option when you need a fast and transparent answer. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”

★★★★★

Private jet operator

Yasmin — Passenger Services Manager

Airport catering reference for Paso de los Libres (SARL / AOL)

DatumValue
Longest runway2,260 m
Runways1
Aerodrome reference codenarrow-body
ICAOSARL

Aircraft catering questions at Paso de los Libres

Diversion catering and ramp questions at SARL / AOL

What operations gets asked every week about Paso de los Libres.

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Are VIP, VVIP and government flights catered at AOL under a documented protocol?

Our coordinator runs government flight catering and VIP flight catering at AOL under the same protocol file, with security clearance and chain of custody checked before the cart leaves the kitchen.

Whose halal, kosher and special meal codes are produced for movements through SARL?

For any cabin flying through SARL, halal, kosher and the full set of IATA SPML special meals are produced on a separate line and documented per passenger before sealing.

At what point does an order need to be placed for a rotation through Paso de los Libres?

Booking the stand and the kitchen slot comes first, and the specification can still move after that as long as the change reaches us ahead of the sealed loading window; last-minute airline catering is worked case by case against that window.

When does the uplift move from the kitchen onto the aircraft at Paso de los Libres airport?

When the aircraft is on the stand and cleared for boarding, airline catering is moved airside under escort and boarded by hi-loader to the galley door, cart by cart.

Where does the figure for airline catering cost at AOL come from?

The loading sheet and the agreed specification set the figure, covering cabin count, meal complexity and the loading window; our desk returns a quotation against those rather than a published price list.

Inflight catering at other airports near Paso de los Libres

URG / SBUG
Uruguaiana
Brazil · 15 km from Paso de los Libres
Airline & VIP flight catering →
UZU / SATU
Curuzu Cuatia
Argentina · 80 km from Paso de los Libres
Airline & VIP flight catering →
MCS / SARM
Monte Caseros
Argentina · 80 km from Paso de los Libres
Airline & VIP flight catering →

Charter flight catering quote for AOL

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Paso de los Libres (AOL / SARL)

Give us the aircraft and what goes on board. A coordinator comes back with a quote for Paso de los Libres, not a brochure.

orders@aerogourmet.com · operations desk, 24/7

Four steps

Flight

Aircraft · stand · local time

Offloading

Return leg, if any

Order

Counts · menus · files

Contact

Who we come back to

Step 1 of 4 · Flight

Flight

The airport is already filled in. Change it if the uplift boards elsewhere.

Search by city, IATA or ICAO.
Local time at the airport of delivery.
Hi-loader required
Offloading

One question. Answer no and the step closes itself.

Offloading required
Order

What goes on board, and for how many. Attach a loading sheet if you hold one.

Order from one of the three menu books

Give the detail per cabin if there is one.
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Contact

One name, one desk. We reply to it and nowhere else.

Uplift at Paso de los Libres (AOL)