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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Cochabamba, Bolivia
Airline catering, VIP and private jet catering at Cochabamba (SLCB / CBB)
CBB (IATA) · SLCB (ICAO)
Sequencing a wide-body uplift on two runways means the loading crew works one stand at a time, with no second hi-loader run to fall back on if the timing slips. The 3798 metre runway at Cochabamba clears wide-body movements, and inflight catering here is boarded by hi-loader to galley height, with in-flight catering staged from a kitchen close enough to hold the window; inflight catering at Cochabamba runs on that same sequence every rotation.
3,798 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
2
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 — Cochabamba
Hi-loader boarding for inflight catering at SLCB / CBB
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aviation catering lead times and loading window at Cochabamba (CBB)
Flight catering sealed and logged to the stand at SLCB
Ramp access at Cochabamba is the variable this window is built around: apron sequencing determines when a cart clears security and reaches the aircraft, not the other way round. Every catering uplift here is timed against that sequence rather than against a fixed clock, with the margin held on our side of the ramp. The result is a loading window measured at SLCB, not promised at it.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Cochabamba sit screening, an escort requirement and apron traffic that shares the ramp with ground handling movements, and the galley catering plan is built against the worst of those three rather than the average. A convoy delay costs minutes; a broken chain of custody costs the load, so the escort and the seal are treated as the controlling risk on every rotation. Temperatures are logged when the cart is sealed at the kitchen and again at handover to the aircraft, and the catering uplift only closes once a signature confirms both readings and the load has passed to the crew.
That second log is what lets a diverted or delayed departure be re-verified without resealing the whole cart, because the chain of custody up to that point is already on paper.
One coordinator carries the seal from the kitchen to the signature at the aircraft door.
Crew meals from the kitchen serving Cochabamba, Bolivia
Pilot meals and cleared production crews for Cochabamba airport
Airport catering at Cochabamba is provisioned from a facility that keeps hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol cell under one roof, so a delegation order and a scheduled rotation move through the same building without competing for the same line. Airport catering at SLCB is built on that separation of lines rather than on shared benches, which is what lets a household specification run beside a standard tray set on the same day. The flight kitchen behind airport catering at CBB runs to a written HACCP standard across every line it operates, from the cold larder to the tray set that leaves it.
The team behind government flight catering at Cochabamba is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool drawn in for the day. Each member carries security clearance on file and sits on the access list before a cart is sealed, trained to the household standards a protocol movement is checked against. Catering at CBB keeps that team's paperwork current between movements, so the chain of custody on a sealed uplift is never the reason a rotation is held.
VIP flight catering menus for SLCB / CBB departures
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at Cochabamba (CBB)
Menus at Cochabamba are written to the cabin, the mission and the class of movement rather than to a single fixed offer, so a scheduled rotation and a VIP flight menu draw on the same kitchen without sharing a specification. Inflight catering in Cochabamba can carry a regional sourcing line built around Bolivian dairy, orchard fruit and freshwater fish where the season allows it, worked into both a charter flight menu and a standard tray set. Special meal sets are produced against documented allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements, labelled per passenger and per cabin so the crew can match a tray without opening it. Nothing on this page substitutes for the specification a booking confirms, and every set is built to be checked against that document rather than against memory.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Cochabamba are plated to a written specification rather than to a general standard, with à-la-carte service on request for a movement that calls for it. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order for that cabin, so a repeat rotation through SLCB is served to the same presentation each time.
Business cabins
Business cabins at CBB run multi-choice hot service built to the cabin specification, with oven-ready formats sized to fit the galley on the aircraft assigned. Crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the duty roster, and cabin crew meals travel on the same tray-set standard as the passenger service at Cochabamba.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Cochabamba are documented per passenger before the cart is packed, covering household, religious and medical requests on the same file as the rest of the manifest. Halal and kosher sets are produced against the full range of IATA special meal codes, prepared on a separate line and sealed before it leaves; inflight catering at CBB tracks each one back to that passenger record.
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 compliance at Cochabamba airport
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 CBB
Cochabamba handles a mixed traffic profile across two runways, and that mix is a documentation and sequencing question as much as a production one: a delegation movement needs its protocol file closed before departure, and a repeat rotation needs the same tray set held constant week after week. Airline catering at SLCB is planned against that mix rather than a single fixed schedule, so a scheduled sector and an ad hoc charter can share the same kitchen day without either being reworked at short notice.
The uplift reaches the aircraft by hi-loader from our kitchen to the galley door, with our own crew on the ramp for the load and the escort rather than a handover at the perimeter. Inflight catering in Bolivia run through this station follows the same route every time: sealed cart, escorted crossing, hi-loader to the stand. In-flight catering in Cochabamba and aviation catering in Bolivia both move on that one route, which keeps the loading window predictable even when the stand assignment changes late.
What we commit to on this station is one coordinator per rotation, carts sealed at the kitchen and a signed handover at the aircraft door, so airport catering at Cochabamba never depends on which crew is on shift that day.
VVIP catering alongside scheduled flights at SLCB / CBB
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Government and state flight catering at CBB
Our crews work the 3798 metre runway at Cochabamba as a wide-body movement, which is what lets a head of state aircraft be loaded on the same ramp infrastructure as a scheduled service rather than a separate arrangement. Government flight catering at this station carries a protocol file documented per passenger, security-cleared staff on the load, and an uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Cochabamba
3798 metres of runway at Cochabamba takes a private airliner on the same wide-body basis as a scheduled aircraft, whether the movement is a BBJ, an ACJ or another wide-body VIP configuration. Royal flight catering here holds household standards across repeat rotations, working 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 SLCB
A wide-body aircraft on an ACMI or wet-lease rotation is boarded here on the same reference code that clears a scheduled service, which is what lets charter flight catering at Cochabamba take a group movement or a special mission without a separate ramp arrangement. Charter flight catering in Bolivia run through this station carries a full three-cabin uplift, counted against the loading sheet and staged in the order the galleys are laid out.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at CBB
Two runways at Cochabamba keep a scheduled sector and an unplanned diversion on separate timelines rather than forcing one queue, which is what ad hoc airline catering here depends on. Outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering all draw on the same duty roster, AOG covered, with crew meals at CBB boxed to the roster and crew meals at SLCB following a carrier operating this station across a multi-leg rotation as an outstation rather than a base.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Cochabamba
Across the same wide-body-cleared apron that boards a scheduled aircraft, the GA terminal and the FBOs on the field take business aviation traffic on a shorter, faster loading cycle. Private jet catering at Cochabamba runs through our dedicated business jet catering branch, delivered as FBO catering and business aviation catering on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift, private jet catering in Bolivia included.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering trusted at Cochabamba (CBB)
Ops desks rating airline catering services at Cochabamba, Bolivia
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“A short-notice movement brought us into Cochabamba (CBB/SLCB), so we needed reliable diversion catering. Confirmation was quick, the order stayed clear despite several updates, and delivery reached the aircraft on time. Exactly what we need when operations change with very little notice. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Ava — Operations Controller
“Cochabamba (CBB/SLCB) was an outstation for us, and we booked off-station catering for the sector. The team confirmed everything clearly, handled the local coordination, and delivered the order ready for loading. Very useful coverage for smaller or less familiar stations. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★☆Scheduled airline
Maria — Airport Services Manager
“We compared options for Cochabamba (CBB/SLCB) and asked for an airline catering quote. Pricing, delivery timing, and packaging were all explained upfront, which helped us approve the uplift quickly. Good option when you need a fast and transparent answer. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★☆Private jet operator
Hannah — Private Aviation Manager
Aircraft catering station data for Cochabamba (SLCB / CBB)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 3,798 m |
| Runways | 2 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | SLCB |
Aviation catering FAQ for SLCB
Diversion catering and ramp questions at SLCB / CBB
What operations gets asked every week about Cochabamba.
Ask operations directly →Do you deliver private jet catering to the FBOs and the GA terminal at CBB?
Yes, through our dedicated branch, which delivers FBO catering to every operator on the field on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
How far in advance does SLCB need an order, and how late can the specification change?
SLCB works to a lead time set at booking, with the exact window confirmed by the desk once the cabin count and mission are known; a specification can still move after the initial order, provided the change reaches us before the cart is sealed, which keeps last minute airline catering workable rather than refused outright.
Operating under what protocol does Cochabamba cater VIP, VVIP and government flights?
There is a standing protocol file for VIP flight catering and government flight catering at this station, covering security-cleared staff, a documented chain of custody and a sealed uplift on every movement.
Can Cochabamba airport produce halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes, and how are they documented?
The full set of IATA SPML codes, including halal and kosher, is produced on a separate line and documented per passenger, so each special meal is tracked back to a named seat before it boards.
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Uplift at Cochabamba (CBB)