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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Guayaramerín, Bolivia
Airline catering, VIP and private jet catering at Guayaramerín (SLGM / GYA)
GYA (IATA) · SLGM (ICAO)
Guayaramerín works one narrow-body reference code, and that single stand sets the sequence a hi-loader crew has to hold to keep a wide-body-style turnaround off it. Inflight catering and in-flight catering here run to that sequence, boarding by hi-loader to galley height for scheduled, charter, VIP and government departures alike, with the uplift held airside until the aircraft is ready.
1,758 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 — Guayaramerín
Aviation catering with ramp access at Guayaramerín
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aviation catering timeline, order to boarding, at Guayaramerín (GYA)
Inflight catering tracked kitchen to aircraft at SLGM
Ramp access at Guayaramerín is the constraint the whole loading window is built around, since the single narrow-body stand leaves no second sequence to fall back on. Every catering uplift moves from a sealed cart on the apron to the galley door on one pass, timed against the same slot the aircraft holds on the stand. Nothing about that sequence is estimated: it is checked at the cart and checked again at the door.
Between our kitchen and the stand at SLGM sit screening, an escort through the airside gate, and whatever apron movement is working the single stand that day, and we plan the catering uplift against the busiest version of that sequence, not the easiest. Chain of custody runs on paper from the seal at the kitchen door to the signature at the galley, with a temperature log opened at sealing and closed again at handover. That same discipline governs galley catering whether the tail on stand is a scheduled service, a charter or a government movement, because the ramp does not ask which one it is before it clears a load through.
One seal, one route, one signature: the ramp never asks which flight it is.
Crew meals from the flight kitchen serving SLGM
Pilot meals and cleared production crews for Guayaramerín airport
Airport catering at Guayaramerín is produced under one roof, with hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line built to run to a common HACCP standard rather than to whichever order came in last. That standard is what lets airport catering in Guayaramerín move a government tray and a main-cabin tray off the same floor without either one waiting on the other. Held against the cold chain from sealing to handover, output leaves the kitchen at GYA ready for the galley, not for further work on the ramp.
The named team that handles government flight catering at Guayaramerín works every rotation on the same access list, security clearance on file before the cart is sealed, not arranged after it. They are trained to royal household standards as well as to airline turnaround pace, so the same crew can move from a scheduled tray run to a sealed protocol load without swapping personnel. That continuity is what a protocol officer checks first, and it is what catering at SLGM is built to hold.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at SLGM / GYA
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at Guayaramerín (GYA)
Menus at Guayaramerín are written to the cabin and the mission first, and only then to the season, so a main-cabin tray and a First cabin plate can share a kitchen without sharing a specification. Inflight catering here draws on the produce of the Beni region in general terms — river fish, dairy, orchard fruit — worked into a written menu rather than into a single fixed dish. Every set travels with documented allergen, halal and kosher information, labelled per passenger and per cabin before it leaves the kitchen. Medical diets are handled the same way, logged against the passenger list rather than against a general note.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Guayaramerín are plated to a written specification held on file between rotations, with à-la-carte and caviar service available on request rather than as a fixed course. VIP flight catering here is checked against that specification piece by piece before it is sealed for the galley.
Business cabins
Business cabins at GYA run a multi-choice hot service built to oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted on the aircraft, boxed in tray sets that match the seat count on the manifest. Crew meals travel alongside them as separate cabin crew meals and pilot meals, boxed to the roster rather than to the passenger count.
Protocol & dietary
Household, religious and medical requirements at SLGM are documented per passenger before the cart is sealed, covering halal and kosher sets and the full range of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering in Bolivia is produced against those codes on a dedicated line, kept apart from the main run until it is ready to board.
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 under HACCP control at Guayaramerín (GYA)
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 GYA
Guayaramerín carries a mixed traffic profile across its single runway, and that mix decides what catering has to solve for on any given day: a delegation movement is a documentation problem before it is a loading problem, while a repeat scheduled rotation is mostly a matter of holding the same tray count against the same stand each time.
The uplift reaches the aircraft from our kitchen by sealed cart, escorted through the airside gate to the stand and boarded by hi-loader to galley height rather than left at the foot of the steps. One coordinator stays on the ramp for the whole cycle, matching the cart against the loading sheet before the galley door closes.
What we commit to at this stand is the same everywhere: airline catering, inflight catering, in-flight catering, aviation catering and airport catering at GYA all run off the one sealed handover, signed at the galley and logged before departure.
Airline, charter and VVIP catering at Guayaramerín
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Government and state flight catering at Guayaramerín
Our crews hold the 1,758-metre runway at Guayaramerín as the working baseline for every movement they plan, government flight catering included, whatever the aircraft type on the tail. State visits and official delegations get a protocol file documented per passenger, security-cleared staff on the ramp, and a head of state aircraft uplift sealed before it ever leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at SLGM
The 1,758-metre runway at Guayaramerín governs which private airliners can be worked here, and sets the ceiling this royal flight catering operation plans against on every rotation. Household standards are held from a written specification kept on file between movements, covering BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VIP configurations, with halal and household dietary requirements produced on request against catering at GYA.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at GYA
Narrow-body aircraft are what the single stand at Guayaramerín is built to turn, and that reference code is what charter flight catering at Guayaramerín plans its loading sheet against on every rotation. Charter airlines, ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions get a full cabin uplift staged in the order the galleys are laid out, with charter flight catering at SLGM counted against that same sheet before the door closes.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Guayaramerín
A runway of 1,758 metres holds Guayaramerín to narrow-body movements, which sets the rhythm carriers running this field as an outstation actually plan around. Outstation catering and diversion catering sit on the same duty roster as scheduled turns, technical stop catering and ad hoc airline catering covered without a separate booking path, AOG included, across a multi-leg rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at SLGM
On the same narrow-body field that sets Guayaramerín's reference code, business aviation is worked from the GA terminal and the FBOs alongside every scheduled and charter movement. Private jet catering in Guayaramerín reaches those aprons on the same cold chain and the same sealed paperwork as an airline uplift, through our dedicated business aviation branch.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering trusted at GYA
Operators on commercial aviation catering at Guayaramerín, Bolivia
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“We were looking for a dependable airline ops catering supplier in Guayaramerín (GYA/SLGM) and the process was straightforward. They coordinated locally, sent useful updates, and kept the final uplift aligned with our revised schedule. A good partner to have when the usual supplier is not available. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Martin — Crew Operations Coordinator
“Our team needed private jet catering in Guayaramerín for a short-notice flight at GYA/SLGM. The menu selection was good and all special requests were clearly identified. Good local support for a VIP operation. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Mateo — Operations Control Officer
“I requested SPML for passengers departing Guayaramerín (GYA/SLGM) and the labeling was excellent. The order arrived complete and the special requests were handled with the same presentation as the regular meals. That attention to detail makes a big difference onboard. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Jack — Private Aviation Manager
Airport catering reference for Guayaramerín (SLGM / GYA)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 1,758 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | SLGM |
Business jet catering questions at SLGM / GYA
Diversion catering and ramp questions at SLGM / GYA
What operations gets asked every week about Guayaramerín.
Ask operations directly →Is airline catering delivered airside at SLGM, and how does the uplift reach the aircraft?
The ramp coordinator escorts every sealed cart from the kitchen to the stand, and airside delivery is boarded by hi-loader to galley height rather than left at the foot of the steps.
Does airline catering cost vary by flight type in Guayaramerín?
Every quotation is built against the cabin count, the specification and the loading window for that rotation, since we publish no fixed price list; the desk comes back with a figure once those three are known.
Who signs off VIP flight catering and government flight catering at Guayaramerín Airport?
Across every state or household movement, the same security-cleared team works to a written protocol file, documented per passenger before the cart is sealed.
At which point does private jet catering reach the FBOs and the GA terminal at GYA?
At the point the cart clears the airside gate, FBO catering is escorted straight to the GA terminal and the FBOs on the field, on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline load.
How far in advance are halal, kosher and IATA special meal codes confirmed at SLGM?
Standing clearance on the dedicated dietary line means halal, kosher and SPML sets can be confirmed on the same order cycle as the main run, documented per passenger before sealing.
Inflight catering at other airports near Guayaramerín
GJM / SBGM
Guajará-Mirim
Brazil · 15 km from Guayaramerín
Airline & VIP flight catering →
RIB / SLRI
Riberalta
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
PVH / SBPV
Porto Velho
Brazil · 292 km from Guayaramerín
Airline & VIP flight catering →
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