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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Ushuaia, Argentina
VIP flight catering, airline catering and private jet catering at Ushuaia (SAWH / USH)
USH (IATA) · SAWH (ICAO)
The wide-body reference code assigned to Ushuaia means a full three-cabin rotation can be planned here, not routed around. Inflight catering and in-flight catering move from our kitchen to the galley door by hi-loader, boarded direct at height rather than staged at the foot of the aircraft, with every uplift carrying the airside paperwork the ramp requires.
2,800 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
1
Runways
02
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 — Ushuaia
Inflight catering at wide-body scale for Ushuaia
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Airport catering order window at Ushuaia
Flight catering sealed and logged to the stand at Ushuaia, Argentina
The reference code held at Ushuaia keeps a wide-body rotation on one stand, so the loading window is planned around a single sequence rather than several scattered ones. Ramp access is agreed before the aircraft is on the apron, and the hi-loader run is timed against that same slot rather than fitted in afterwards. Every catering uplift at SAWH is logged against that agreed window, not against an estimate made on the day.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Ushuaia sit screening, an escort onto the ramp, and the ordinary traffic of a single-runway apron working scheduled and charter movements together. We plan the catering uplift against the busiest of those, not the easiest, and the galley catering itself is only released once the escort and the stand are both confirmed. That sequencing is what keeps the chain of custody intact from the kitchen door to the galley door. Temperatures are logged when the cart is sealed and logged again at handover, and the crew that seals it is the crew whose signature closes the load, so nothing changes hands unrecorded between the two ends of the run.
One sealed cart, one signature, from our kitchen door to the galley door.
Crew meals and pilot meals for USH departures
Airline food supplier crews cleared for SAWH / USH
The kitchen that provisions Ushuaia runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built to HACCP standard from intake to load-out. Airport catering at Ushuaia depends on that single site rather than a network of subcontracted lines, so a scheduled service and a government movement are worked through the same cold chain on the same day. That structure is what lets airport catering at SAWH hold one standard across a wide-body rotation instead of splitting it across several kitchens.
The team that handles government flight catering at USH is the same named crew every rotation: security clearance held on file, listed on the access list, and trained to the household standards a protocol movement requires. That continuity matters more at a single-runway station than at a larger hub, because the same crew works a scheduled service in the morning and a sealed VIP uplift in the afternoon. Catering at Ushuaia is planned around that one team rather than a rotating roster.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at SAWH
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at Ushuaia
Menus at Ushuaia are written to the cabin and to the mission rather than to a single fixed list, drawing on Argentina's produce in general terms: dairy, orchard fruit and the fish and lamb of the southern region feature across the cycle where the season allows it. Inflight catering in Argentina is planned to move between a scheduled multi-class layout and a sealed VIP specification without changing kitchens or crews. Allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements are documented per passenger and per cabin, and labelled before the cart is sealed. Nothing reaches the galley door without that documentation attached to it.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Ushuaia are plated to a written specification, with à-la-carte and caviar service available on request rather than fixed to a single set menu. VIP flight catering in Argentina is filed against the standing order for the rotation, so a repeat movement is served to the same specification each time.
Business cabins
Business cabins at SAWH run multi-choice hot service in galley-ready tray sets sized to the aircraft's own galley, boarded alongside crew meals at SAWH built to the same cold chain. Cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, so crew meals at USH are never assembled from the passenger load.
Protocol & dietary
Household, religious and medical requirements are documented per passenger at Ushuaia, covering halal and kosher sets alongside the full range of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering built to those codes is produced on a separate line and sealed before it leaves it, so a dietary set never shares a tray run with the standard cabin load.
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
Food safety and cold chain for aviation catering at Ushuaia (USH)
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.
Aircraft catering delivered airside at Ushuaia (USH)
Ushuaia works scheduled, charter and government traffic across a single wide-body stand, which makes documentation the recurring problem rather than volume: a government delegation and a repeat charter rotation both pass through the same apron on the same day, and each carries its own paperwork rather than a shared one.
The uplift reaches the aircraft by hi-loader from our kitchen, run direct to the galley door rather than staged at the foot of the stand, with our own crew on the ramp for the escort and the handover. Airline catering at Ushuaia, aviation catering in Ushuaia and airport catering in Argentina are planned off one ops desk rather than split across separate lines, and in-flight catering in Argentina follows the same sealed run whatever the mission.
On this station we commit to one coordinator per rotation, sealed carts logged at both ends, and a signed handover that closes every load.
VVIP catering and commercial flights at SAWH / USH
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Government and state flight catering at USH
A 2,800-metre runway is enough to hold a wide-body rotation on the single stand at Ushuaia, and that single-stand layout is what lets government flight catering here run without competing traffic on the apron. Delegations and state visits are documented per passenger, security-cleared staff handle the load, and the uplift is sealed before it leaves the kitchen, with a head of state movement worked no differently on that point.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Ushuaia
The 2,800-metre runway at Ushuaia holds a private airliner on approach without a weight restriction shortening the rotation. Royal flight catering and VVIP catering for private airliners, BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VIP movements are held to a written household specification kept on file between visits, with halal and other household dietary requirements produced against that same file on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at SAWH
A wide-body aircraft on an ACMI or wet-lease rotation is what the reference code at Ushuaia is built to take, and that clearance is what makes charter flight catering here workable for group movements and special missions. Charter flight catering at SAWH covers a full three-cabin uplift counted against the loading sheet, staged in the order the galleys are laid out for that particular airframe.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at USH
The 2,800-metre runway at Ushuaia, short against many hub fields, still clears a wide-body rotation for the ad hoc airline catering carriers need when a schedule slips. Outstation catering and diversion catering run off the same duty roster as a booked service, technical stop catering is worked to the same tray standard, and AOG cover extends across a multi-leg rotation without a second kitchen involved.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Ushuaia
On the same field that clears a wide-body rotation, business aviation is worked from the GA terminal and the FBOs on the field rather than from a separate apron. Private jet catering at Ushuaia reaches those FBOs on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, with FBO catering delivered on request through business aviation catering and business jet catering booked the same way.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering trusted at USH
Operators on commercial aviation catering at USH
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“Our ops team used the service at Ushuaia (USH/SAWH) as an airline catering partner. They understood airline operations and kept communication short, clear, and useful. We would use the service again without hesitation. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Dalia — Cargo Dispatch Coordinator
“We used the service for private jet catering in Ushuaia on a VIP rotation through USH/SAWH. The menu selection was good and all special requests were clearly identified. A very easy service to use at this station. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★☆Scheduled airline
Tom — Flight Support Supervisor
“We had several halal airline meals on our order at Ushuaia (USH/SAWH) and everything was handled correctly. The order arrived complete and the special requests were handled with the same presentation as the regular meals. We were happy with the accuracy of the order. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
George — Ground Operations Manager
Flight catering station reference for Ushuaia (SAWH / USH)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 2,800 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | SAWH |
Airline catering services FAQ for SAWH
Diversion catering and ramp questions at SAWH
What operations gets asked every week about Ushuaia.
Ask operations directly →Can we deliver airline catering airside at SAWH?
The hi-loader run from our kitchen to the stand is the standard method here, with airside delivery cleared through our own ramp badges rather than handed off at the terminal gate.
Which FBOs and GA terminal facilities in Ushuaia take private jet catering?
The sealed cart follows the same route whichever FBO or the GA terminal receives it, so FBO catering reaches business aviation on the field on the same cold chain as an airline uplift.
What protocol governs VIP flight catering and government flight catering at Ushuaia Airport?
We document every passenger and dietary requirement before the cart is sealed, and government flight catering, royal movements and VVIP rotations are all handled by the same security-cleared crew under one written protocol.
Where does the lead time start for an order placed against USH?
The signed order confirming cabin count and specification is what starts the lead time; how far in advance that has to happen depends on the mission, but last minute airline catering can still be worked against a diversion or a technical stop once the loading sheet is confirmed.
Inflight catering at other airports near Ushuaia
WPU / SCGZ
Puerto Williams
Chile · 44 km from Ushuaia
Airline & VIP flight catering →
RGA / SAWE
Rio Grande
Argentina · 124 km from Ushuaia
Airline & VIP flight catering →
WPR / SCFM
Porvenir
Chile · 221 km from Ushuaia
Airline & VIP flight catering →
Inflight catering quote for Ushuaia, Argentina
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Ushuaia (USH / SAWH)
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Uplift at Ushuaia (USH)