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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Cobija, Bolivia
Airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering — Cobija (SLCO / CIJ)
CIJ (IATA) · SLCO (ICAO)
One runway of 2,000 metres and a narrow-body reference code set the working envelope at Cobija, so uplift here is planned for narrow-body rotations rather than wide-body volume, and every cart is sized to that ramp before it leaves the kitchen. Inflight catering and in-flight catering both move to the aircraft the same way, boarded from a hi-loader rather than handed up at the door, with the uplift staged for airside dispatch at galley height.
2,000 m
Longest runway
Narrow-body
Largest aircraft handled
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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 — Cobija
Hi-loader aviation catering on the Cobija apron
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aircraft catering lead times at Cobija (CIJ)
Aviation catering from sealed cart to galley door at SLCO
Ramp access at Cobija is what turns a catering uplift into a boarding event rather than a delivery to the foot of the aircraft. The cart moves from the sealed kitchen area across the apron to the narrow-body stand, cleared through the same airside gate every rotation uses, and it is loaded through the galley door rather than left on the tarmac. Every stage of that run at CIJ is logged against the aircraft it is boarding, not against a generic delivery slip.
Between the kitchen and the stand at Cobija, the convoy is the part of the operation we plan against, not the food: screening, escort and apron sequencing decide whether a catering uplift reaches the aircraft on schedule. We build the routing at SLCO around the busiest movement on the apron, so a single narrow-body rotation never waits behind another. Chain of custody runs from the sealed cart at the kitchen to the signature at the galley catering handover, with temperature logged at both ends and the seal checked before it is broken.
One sealed cart, one signature, from our kitchen to the galley door.
Airline food supplier for Cobija, Bolivia rotations
Crew meals and passenger sets from one kitchen at Cobija airport
The kitchen behind Cobija's uplift runs hot production, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, sized to the narrow-body traffic the single stand at CIJ actually handles. Airport catering at this scale is planned around one runway and one reference code, so batching, sealing and dispatch follow a fixed sequence rather than a peak-hour rush. Airport catering here is governed by HACCP throughout, from the cold larder to the sealed cart that leaves for the stand, and the cold chain is held unbroken across that run.
Government flight catering out of this kitchen is handled by the same named team on every rotation, not a rotating pool pulled in for the day. Security clearance is held on file, the access list is fixed, and each member is trained on the paperwork that has to travel with a sealed uplift bound for a narrow-body stand. That continuity is what a protocol desk checks first, well ahead of anything printed on a specification sheet.
Halal airline meals and special meals at SLCO / CIJ
VIP flight catering, specified per passenger at Cobija (CIJ)
A narrow-body reference code at Cobija sets the cabin count menus are written against, so First, Business and main cabin each carry a specification sized to that airframe rather than a generic tray range. Chef-designed menus draw on the country's produce in general terms — dairy, river fish, orchard fruit — worked into a cycle that turns over with the season rather than staying fixed. Inflight catering at SLCO documents every allergen, halal, kosher and medical set per passenger and per cabin, labelled before it reaches the cart. From passenger meal boxes to VVIP trays, the specification is filed against the aircraft, not improvised at the stand.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Cobija are plated to a written specification rather than a set menu, with à-la-carte and caviar service available on request. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order, so a repeat rotation is served to the same presentation every time.
Business cabins
Business cabins at CIJ take multi-choice hot service in oven-ready tray sets, sized to the galley fitted to a narrow-body airframe. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately and matched to the roster, in Cobija as on every rotation.
Protocol & dietary
Household, religious and medical requirements at Cobija are documented per passenger, with halal and kosher sets produced on a separate line and sealed before departure. Inflight catering here carries the full range of IATA special meal codes, matched to the passenger list rather than left generic.
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
Cold chain and HACCP for aircraft catering at Cobija (CIJ)
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 CIJ
Cobija's single runway and narrow-body reference code mark it out as a station built for point-to-point and ad hoc traffic rather than scheduled wide-body waves, so a delegation or a charter rotation is worked as a documentation and timing exercise rather than a volume one. Airline catering at Cobija is planned stand by stand against that one movement, with the specification fixed before the aircraft is on approach.
The uplift reaches the aircraft from our kitchen by sealed cart, moved across the apron under escort and boarded by hi-loader rather than handed up at the door. Airport catering at CIJ follows that same route on every rotation, in-flight catering at SLCO included, with ramp access held on our own badges rather than borrowed for the day.
One coordinator owns the rotation from seal to signature, and aviation catering in Cobija closes on a handover that both sides sign.
VVIP catering and commercial flights at Cobija airport
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Government and state flight catering at SLCO
A 2,000 metre runway at Cobija takes the narrow-body aircraft used for delegations and official movements without restriction on load. Government flight catering here is built around a head of state file documented per passenger, security-cleared staff, and an uplift sealed at the kitchen before catering at CIJ ever reaches the stand.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at CIJ
A private airliner sized to Cobija's narrow-body stand — BBJ, ACJ or comparable VIP configuration — is boarded here against the same runway length every rotation uses. Royal flight catering at SLCO holds household standards across repeat movements, from a written specification kept on file, with halal and other household requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Cobija
On the single stand at Cobija, a charter rotation is staged exactly as a scheduled one would be, cart for cart, against the loading sheet. Charter flight catering in Bolivia routed through this field covers ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, with charter flight catering in Cobija boarding a full three-cabin uplift in the order the galleys are laid out.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Cobija
A narrow-body reference code at CIJ means every ad hoc airline catering order is built around one stand and one turnaround window, not a bank of gates. We run outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering off the same duty roster, AOG included, across a multi-leg rotation without a menu change mid-route.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at CIJ
A narrow-body reference code at Cobija means business aviation movements share the same single stand and the same apron sequencing as scheduled traffic, so a jet's uplift is timed into that one slot rather than run separately. Private jet catering in Cobija reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline order.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at Cobija (CIJ)
Operators on commercial aviation catering at Cobija, Bolivia
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“We had a last-minute schedule change into Cobija (CIJ/SLCO) and needed contingency catering. Communication was fast and practical, which made a difficult turnaround much easier for our crew. We would use them again for another short-notice stop. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★☆Scheduled airline
Paolo — Ramp Operations Manager
“For an operation away from our normal base, we arranged outstation catering at Cobija (CIJ/SLCO). The team confirmed everything clearly, handled the local coordination, and delivered the order ready for loading. Reliable and easy to manage from the ops desk. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Nabil — Passenger Services Manager
“We requested an airline catering quote for Cobija (CIJ/SLCO) and appreciated how clear the pricing was. The inclusions were easy to understand, lead time was realistic, and there were no surprises when the final order was confirmed. We appreciated the transparency. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Government flight department
Sofia — Protocol Operations Officer
Station data for airport catering at Cobija (SLCO / CIJ)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 2,000 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | SLCO |
Business jet catering questions at SLCO / CIJ
Pilot meals and loading questions at SLCO / CIJ
What operations gets asked every week about Cobija.
Ask operations directly →What is the lead time for an order at Cobija airport?
We ask for a specification as early as the schedule allows, and how far in advance depends on cabin count and mission; changes short of last minute airline catering can still be worked against the loading sheet up to the cut-off we confirm with the ops desk.
CIJ — do you deliver airline catering airside?
The hi-loader carries the sealed cart from our kitchen to the galley door, so airside delivery at CIJ is boarding, not a drop at the foot of the aircraft.
Can you deliver private jet catering to the FBOs at SLCO?
There is one narrow-body stand shared by airline and business traffic at this field, and FBO catering reaches every FBO on it and the GA terminal on the same cold chain as a scheduled uplift.
How are halal and kosher meals documented for flights out of Cobija?
Cobija's kitchen produces halal, kosher and the full range of IATA special meal codes on a separate line, with each SPML code matched to the passenger list before sealing.
Do you cater VIP and government flights at Cobija airport?
Yes, under a fixed protocol: VIP flight catering and government flight catering both run through the same security-cleared team, with the file documented per passenger.
With one runway and one narrow-body stand, what does airline catering cost at CIJ?
There are a few variables that set the quote — cabin count, specification and the loading window — and the desk returns a figure once those are confirmed, since no price list is published.
Inflight catering at other airports near Cobija
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
RBR / SBRB
Rio Branco
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
PEM / SPTU
Puerto Maldonado
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
Inflight catering quote for Cobija, Bolivia
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Cobija (CIJ / SLCO)
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Offloading
Return leg, if any
Order
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Uplift at Cobija (CIJ)