Aviation catering — Rincon de los Sauces, Argentina

Rincon de los Sauces (SAHS / RDS): airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering

RDS (IATA) · SAHS (ICAO)

At Rincon de los Sauces, a 1,500-metre runway sets a narrow-body reference code, and inflight catering here is planned around that single strip rather than assumed. AERO GOURMET runs in-flight catering off one ops desk, boarding the wide-body VIP charters this field does take by hi-loader to galley height, with every uplift staged airside from a kitchen close to the apron.

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.
1,500 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 — Rincon de los Sauces

Wide-body inflight catering at Rincon de los Sauces, Argentina

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

Aircraft catering lead times at Rincon de los Sauces (RDS)

Aircraft catering handover at the galley door, SAHS

The hi-loader carries the sealed cart from our kitchen to the galley door at Rincon de los Sauces, and every catering uplift here is timed against that single run rather than against a general schedule. Ramp access is held on our own badges, so the cart moves without waiting on a shared apron slot. The window closes when the last cart is signed for at the stand, not when the truck leaves the kitchen.

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 Rincon de los Sauces sit screening, escort and apron traffic, and the catering uplift is planned against the worst of those three rather than the average. The narrow-body reference code held here keeps the ramp compact, which shortens the escort route but leaves less room to absorb a delay once the convoy is moving. Galley catering is sealed at the kitchen, logged again at the stand, and the handover carries a signature that closes the chain of custody on that specific cart.

The convoy is the risk we manage, not the food on it.

Flight kitchen and crew meals for Rincon de los Sauces, Argentina

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Pilot meals and cleared production crews for Rincon de los Sauces (RDS)

With a single narrow-body reference code governing the ramp, the flight kitchen behind Rincon de los Sauces is built around one stand rather than a bank of gates, which keeps hot production, pastry, a cold larder and the protocol cell working to one rotation at a time. That layout runs to HACCP standard on every line, with the cold chain held from the moment a tray leaves the larder to the moment it is sealed. Airport catering at RDS depends on that discipline holding at the one stand this field offers, and airport catering at SAHS is planned around it rather than around a spare margin that a narrower field does not have.

With one runway setting the tempo of every rotation at Rincon de los Sauces, the team on government flight catering here is the same named crew each time rather than whoever is on shift. Security clearance is on file for each of them, they sit on the access list for the stand, and they are trained to household standards for a sealed uplift that leaves nothing to be checked twice on the ramp. Catering at RDS for this kind of movement is built on that continuity, not on a larger roster.

Halal airline meals and special meals at SAHS / RDS

VVIP catering to a written specification at Rincon de los Sauces (RDS)

Chef-designed menus at Rincon de los Sauces are built to the cabin and the mission first, and only then to the season, because a narrow-body rotation through this field carries a tighter galley than a long-haul wide-body would. Inflight catering here draws on the produce of the surrounding region — orchard fruit, dairy, river fish — worked into a specification rather than a fixed dish list. Every allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirement is documented per passenger and per cabin before the cart is sealed. The same tray standard carries from the first cabin through to the crew, adjusted only in format and count.

A grilled medallion under hollandaise with piped potato, beetroot puree and vine tomatoes on white china.

First & VVIP cabins

First and VVIP cabins at Rincon de los Sauces are plated to a written specification rather than to a running menu, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request. 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 RDS run on multi-choice hot service, boxed to a galley-ready format sized to the aircraft actually on the stand. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are packed separately from the passenger tray sets and boarded to the same roster.

Diet.

Protocol & dietary

Protocol and dietary requirements at Rincon de los Sauces are documented per passenger, covering halal and kosher sets and the full range of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering for these sets is produced on a separate line and sealed before it leaves the kitchen.

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

Food safety records for aviation catering at SAHS

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 RDS

With a single 1,500-metre runway and one narrow-body reference code, Rincon de los Sauces works a compact traffic profile rather than a bank of parallel arrivals, so a delegation movement or a charter peak is handled as a scheduling problem on one stand rather than a capacity problem across several. Airline catering in Rincon de los Sauces is planned rotation by rotation for that reason, with the documentation for any VIP or government leg prepared before the aircraft is on the ground.

The uplift reaches the aircraft here by hi-loader, straight from our kitchen to the galley door, with our own loading crew on the ramp and airside delivery to the one stand this field offers. In-flight catering in Rincon de los Sauces and inflight catering at SAHS run off the same route every time, which is what keeps a narrow-body turnaround short. Aviation catering at RDS is staged before the aircraft blocks in, not after.

On every rotation at this station, one coordinator carries the loading sheet from kitchen to stand, the carts are sealed before they leave the kitchen, and the handover is signed at the aircraft; airport catering in Argentina is judged station by station, and this is the standard we hold at ours.

Commercial aviation catering and VVIP missions at SAHS / RDS

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Government and state flight catering at SAHS
The 1,500-metre runway at Rincon de los Sauces sets a narrow-body reference code, and that keeps the ramp small enough to run a single, controlled route for a sensitive movement. Government flight catering here covers state visits and head of state aircraft with the protocol file documented per passenger, 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 RDS
Our crews hold a narrow-body reference code as the working constraint at Rincon de los Sauces, and they plan a royal flight catering rotation around it rather than around a wide-body assumption. Household standards are kept to a written specification on file between movements, covering private airliners such as BBJ and ACJ configurations, with halal and household requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Rincon de los Sauces
A narrow-body reference code governs every stand assignment at Rincon de los Sauces, and it decides how a charter rotation is sequenced on the one ramp available. Charter flight catering here serves ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, with charter flight catering staged as a full three-cabin uplift counted against the loading sheet.
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 RDS
A 1,500-metre runway keeps this field to narrow-body movements, which shapes how a diversion or a technical stop is worked here rather than whether it can be worked at all. Ad hoc airline catering at Rincon de los Sauces covers outstation catering for carriers that route through on schedule, plus diversion catering and technical stop catering off the same duty roster, AOG included, across a multi-leg rotation.
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Private jet and FBO catering at RDS
Narrow-body business aircraft are the traffic this field is built for, since the 1,500-metre runway sets the reference code every movement here works within. Private jet catering at RDS is delivered to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal, on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
Private jets →

Charter flight catering trusted by operators at Rincon de los Sauces

Operators on inflight catering at Rincon de los Sauces, 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

“For a government operation through Rincon de los Sauces (RDS/SAHS), we required discreet head of state aircraft catering. The team understood the need for confidentiality and kept the order organized despite late passenger and dietary changes. We would trust the team again for a similar movement. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”

★★★★★

Private jet operator

Victor — Executive Charter Coordinator

“For a VIP rotation through Rincon de los Sauces (RDS/SAHS), we used the team for VIP airliner catering. Everything arrived neatly packed, easy to identify in the galley, and consistent with the presentation we requested. Good quality and very practical for onboard service. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”

★★★★★

Government flight department

Julia — Air Transport Operations Officer

“Our charter program used the service at Rincon de los Sauces (RDS/SAHS) for hajj charter catering. Despite the large order, communication stayed simple and final quantities were confirmed without confusion. The operation ran smoothly from order to uplift. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”

★★★★☆

Charter operator

Anwar — Flight Planning Manager

Outstation catering data for Rincon de los Sauces (SAHS / RDS)

DatumValue
Longest runway1,500 m
Runways1
Aerodrome reference codenarrow-body
ICAOSAHS

Business jet catering questions at SAHS / RDS

Technical stop catering questions at SAHS / RDS

What operations gets asked every week about Rincon de los Sauces.

Ask operations directly →
Is there a minimum lead time for an order at Rincon de los Sauces, and how late can the specification still change?

The coordinator on duty confirms the lead time and the last call for changes once the cabin count and the loading window are set, and last minute airline catering is worked whenever the ramp schedule allows it.

What does airline catering cost at RDS?

We build the airline catering cost from the cabin count, the specification and the loading window rather than from a fixed rate card, and the desk returns a quotation once those three are confirmed.

Which flights qualify for VIP flight catering and government flight catering at SAHS, and under what protocol?

The hi-loader carries a sealed cart to the galley door for VIP flight catering and government flight catering alike, with protocol documentation carried per passenger on every uplift.

How is airline catering delivered airside at Rincon de los Sauces?

Rincon de los Sauces is worked from one stand, and airside delivery runs by hi-loader from our kitchen straight to the galley door, with no handoff at the foot of the aircraft.

When can private jet catering reach the FBOs and the GA terminal at Rincon de los Sauces?

Once a movement is confirmed on the field, FBO catering is delivered to the GA terminal on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.

Where are halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes documented for RDS?

The passenger meal record carries every SPML code, halal and kosher set logged and produced on a separate line before it is sealed.

Commercial aviation catering near Rincon de los Sauces

CUT / SAZW
Cutral-Co
Argentina · 175 km from Rincon de los Sauces
Airline & VIP flight catering →
NQN / SAZN
Neuquén
Argentina · 185 km from Rincon de los Sauces
Airline & VIP flight catering →
APZ / SAHZ
Zapala
Argentina · 205 km from Rincon de los Sauces
Airline & VIP flight catering →

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Rincon de los Sauces (RDS / SAHS)

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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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Step 1 of 4 · Flight

Flight

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Offloading

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Uplift at Rincon de los Sauces (RDS)