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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — San Juan, Argentina
Airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering — San Juan (SANU / UAQ)
UAQ (IATA) · SANU (ICAO)
One runway of 2,460 metres and a narrow-body reference code set what boards at San Juan, and it is boarded directly, hi-loader to galley height, never left at the foot of the aircraft. Inflight catering here runs from one ops desk airside, with in-flight catering and uplift planned stand by stand for scheduled, charter, VIP and government movements through this wide-body-capable ramp.
2,460 m
Longest runway
Narrow-body
Largest aircraft handled
1
Runways
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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
On the apron — San Juan
Hi-loader aviation catering on the San Juan, Argentina apron
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Airport catering order window at San Juan
Aviation catering from sealed cart to galley door at San Juan, Argentina
Ramp access at San Juan governs the loading window: our kitchen sequences the sealed carts to reach the apron before the galley door opens, not after. Catering uplift is staged against the narrow-body reference code held at this field, so the hi-loader run is timed to the checkpoint rather than to the clock alone. Every uplift moves the same way here, on the same badges, whatever the cabin count on the flight.
Between the sealed cart leaving our kitchen and the signature closing the load at San Juan, the chain of custody runs through screening, an escort onto the apron and the traffic already working the single runway. We plan the catering uplift against the busiest of those points rather than the easiest, so a delay at the checkpoint never becomes a delay at the galley. Galley catering that leaves the kitchen sealed arrives sealed, with the temperature logged at both ends and one name against the handover. Nothing on this route is left to the driver's judgement alone.
One seal at the kitchen, one signature at the aircraft, nothing in between.
Airline food supplier kitchen serving UAQ
Cleared crews behind government flight catering at SANU / UAQ
The flight kitchen behind San Juan runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, provisioning the narrow-body movements that this single-runway field takes. Airport catering here is organised around one HACCP-audited production line rather than several scattered ones, so a multi-class order moves through one cold chain from the first tray to the last. That single line is what lets airport catering at San Juan hold one standard across a scheduled rotation, a charter and a government movement alike.
The team that handles government flight catering at San Juan is the same named crew every rotation, not a rotating pool assigned on the day. Security clearance is held on file for each of them, they sit on the access list for the ramp, and they are trained to royal household standards as well as to a standard airline specification. Catering at UAQ moves under that one team's signature from the seal at the kitchen to the handover at the stand.
Halal airline meals and special meals at SANU
VIP flight catering, specified per passenger at San Juan
Menus at San Juan are written to the cabin and the mission rather than to a fixed cycle, moving from a scheduled main-cabin rotation to a VVIP specification without changing the kitchen that produces them. Inflight catering here draws on the produce of the surrounding region — orchard fruit, dairy and river fish worked into a written specification rather than a fixed dish list — and it is adjusted by season where the mission calls for it. First, Business and main cabin each carry their own tray set and their own plating instruction, filed against the order rather than improvised on the day. Allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements are documented per passenger and per cabin, and produced on a line set aside for them.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at San Juan are plated to a written specification, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order, so the presentation is repeated rotation after rotation rather than reinvented each time.
Business cabins
Business cabins at SANU run on multi-choice hot service, sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft and boxed in oven-ready formats. Crew meals in Argentina, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are packed to the roster separately from the passenger load, and crew meals at UAQ travel on the same cold chain as the cabin trays.
Protocol & dietary
Household, religious and medical requirements are documented per passenger for every departure from San Juan, halal and kosher sets included, produced on a line kept apart from the main run and sealed before it leaves it. Inflight catering at UAQ also covers the full range of IATA special meal codes, logged against the passenger manifest rather than guessed at boarding.
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
Aircraft catering food safety at SANU
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 Juan (UAQ)
San Juan works a single 2,460 metre runway and a narrow-body reference code, which sets a traffic profile of scheduled, charter and occasional government movements rather than a wide-body peak wave. That mix makes documentation the recurring problem here: a delegation or a charter group needs its protocol file matched to the manifest before the aircraft is on stand, not after.
Our uplift reaches the aircraft from our HACCP flight kitchen, sealed and escorted onto the apron before being boarded by hi-loader to the galley door. Airline catering at SANU and airport catering at San Juan both run off the same production line and the same checkpoint sequence, so a scheduled rotation and a charter movement are worked to the identical standard. Aviation catering at UAQ is planned stand by stand, with airside delivery held on our own badges rather than a general pass.
One coordinator carries the load from seal to signature: inflight catering in San Juan and in-flight catering at SANU both close on a single handover, with a temperature log and one name against it.
Commercial aviation catering and VVIP missions at SANU / UAQ
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Government and state flight catering at San Juan
A 2,460 metre runway is enough to take the narrow-body aircraft that carry delegations and official movements through San Juan, and government flight catering here is built around that traffic rather than around a wide-body assumption. Head of state movements, state visits and diplomatic delegations are worked from a protocol file documented per passenger, with security-cleared staff and the uplift sealed at catering at SANU before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at San Juan
A private airliner working the single runway at San Juan boards from the same reference code as any narrow-body movement, which is what lets a BBJ or ACJ rotation be handled without a separate stand plan. Royal flight catering at this field holds household standards across repeat rotations, from a written specification kept on file between movements, with halal and other household dietary requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at SANU
At San Juan, the 2,460 metre runway sets the aircraft a charter operator can bring through, and charter flight catering at SANU is sized to that traffic rather than to a wide-body assumption. ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions take a full three-cabin uplift counted against the loading sheet, with charter flight catering at San Juan staged in the order the galleys are laid out.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at San Juan
A single narrow-body reference code governs every stand at San Juan, so a scheduled carrier running this field as an outstation and an ad hoc diversion draw on the same production line rather than a separate one. We treat ad hoc airline catering, outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering as one duty roster, AOG included, across a multi-leg rotation, with crew meals at San Juan and crew meals in San Juan boxed to the same roster as the cabin load.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at San Juan
Working a single runway and one narrow-body reference code means business aviation at San Juan is sequenced against the same slot pattern as scheduled traffic, rather than held on a separate apron. Private jet catering at SANU 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.
Private jets →
Inflight catering trusted by operators at SANU / UAQ
Protocol teams on VVIP catering at UAQ
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“We arranged sports team charter catering for the group at San Juan (UAQ/SANU) after a late schedule update. The meals were clearly labeled, portions were suitable for the group, and the delivery stayed on time despite a moving departure. The crew was happy with the organization. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Jin — VIP Charter Manager
“Our flight through San Juan (UAQ/SANU) required humanitarian flight catering with limited preparation time. They kept the menu simple, respected the special requirements, and delivered exactly when the aircraft was ready to receive it. Strong support for a demanding operation. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Tom — Charter Operations Executive
“Our freighter crew needed cargo crew meals at San Juan (UAQ/SANU) during a short turnaround. Meals arrived on time and were packed practically for a working crew rather than over-presented. Simple, efficient, and on time. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Patrick — Turnaround Coordinator
Outstation catering data for San Juan (SANU / UAQ)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 2,460 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | SANU |
Airline catering services FAQ for SANU
Pilot meals and loading questions at SANU
What operations gets asked every week about San Juan.
Ask operations directly →How does airline catering reach the aircraft airside at San Juan?
Our kitchen seals and escorts the uplift onto the apron, then boards it by hi-loader to galley height rather than leaving it at the foot of the aircraft.
What does airline catering cost at UAQ?
We do not publish a price list, since cost depends on cabin count, specification and the loading window requested; the desk returns a quotation once those are known.
Where are halal, kosher and IATA special meal codes documented for flights through SANU?
The passenger manifest carries every special meal code requested, including halal and kosher, and each tray is produced on a line set apart from the main run and logged against that manifest.
When is private jet catering delivered to the FBOs and the GA terminal in San Juan?
Once a movement is confirmed, our private-jet branch delivers to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
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Four steps
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Aircraft · stand · local time
Offloading
Return leg, if any
Order
Counts · menus · files
Contact
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Uplift at San Juan (UAQ)