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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Yacuíba, Bolivia
Yacuíba (SLYA / BYC): airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering
BYC (IATA) · SLYA (ICAO)
With a 2100 m runway and a single narrow-body reference code, Yacuíba clears one aircraft on the stand at a time, so every uplift is planned around that one slot rather than a bank of gates. We run inflight catering, in-flight catering and hi-loader boarding to galley height at BYC, staging the wide-body-standard tray sets airside before the aircraft blocks in.
2,100 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 — Yacuíba
Inflight catering loaded to galley height at BYC
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Airport catering order window at SLYA
Inflight catering tracked kitchen to aircraft at Yacuíba
Per rotation, the sealed cart leaves our kitchen against the single narrow-body stand held at Yacuíba, timed to the one runway this field works to. Ramp access is held on our own badges rather than requested on the day, so the cart clears the apron on a route fixed before the aircraft blocks in. Catering uplift here is a sequence, not an estimate: kitchen, apron, stand, galley door, in that order at BYC.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Yacuíba sit screening, escort and apron traffic, all narrowed by the single narrow-body slot this field holds at any one time. We plan the catering uplift against the worst of that convoy rather than the average of it, because a delay on the one runway here has nowhere else to go. Every galley catering load is sealed at the kitchen door, logged again at handover, and closed with a signature that ties the chain of custody to one named crew.
The convoy is the risk we manage; the food is already sealed.
Crew meals from the flight kitchen serving Yacuíba airport
Pilot meals and cleared production crews for BYC
The flight kitchen provisioning Yacuíba runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built for the narrow-body reference code this field is cleared to. Airport catering here follows a HACCP standard held across every tray set, so a scheduled rotation and a charter movement leave the same cold chain intact. Airport catering at SLYA is planned from that single kitchen line rather than split across multiple production points.
The team behind government flight catering at Yacuíba is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool drawn in for a single movement. Security clearance is held on file for each of them, current on the access list, and each is trained to the household paperwork that travels with a sealed uplift. That continuity is what lets a protocol officer plan a delegation against one crew rather than reintroducing a new one each time.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at Yacuíba (BYC)
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at SLYA
Menus at Yacuíba are written to the cabin and the mission rather than to a fixed cycle, so a scheduled rotation and a diplomatic movement do not run the same tray. Sourcing draws on Bolivia's own produce where the season allows it, dairy, orchard fruit and fish worked into the plan rather than shipped in against the calendar. Inflight catering here carries VIP flight menus and charter flight menus side by side, each specified to its own cabin count. Every set closes on documented allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements, labelled per passenger and per cabin before it leaves the kitchen.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Yacuíba are plated to a written specification rather than a standing menu, with à-la-carte and caviar service available on request against that same file. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order, so a repeat rotation is served to the record rather than reconstructed each time.
Business cabins
Business cabins at BYC run multi-choice hot service in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft on the stand. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed to the roster in the same tray sets, so the flight deck and the cabin crew are covered without a separate order.
Protocol & dietary
Household, religious and medical requirements are documented per passenger at SLYA, covering halal and kosher sets alongside the full range of IATA special meal codes. Produced on a separate line and sealed before it leaves that line, inflight catering here keeps every dietary set traceable back to the passenger it was written for.
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
HACCP and sealed transfer for aircraft catering at Yacuíba, Bolivia
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 SLYA / BYC
Yacuíba works a single narrow-body reference code against one runway, so a scheduled service, a charter and a repeat rotation all compete for the same stand rather than a spread of gates. That concentration turns catering into a scheduling problem first: inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering here are booked against the one slot the field can offer, not against a bank of alternatives.
The uplift travels from our kitchen to that single stand by sealed cart, boarded through the galley door by hi-loader rather than handed up at the foot of the aircraft. Airline catering in Yacuíba is loaded on the ramp itself, with our own crew escorting the cart from kitchen to stand on a fixed route.
Airport catering in Yacuíba is committed to one coordinator per rotation, sealed carts and a signed handover, regardless of whether the movement is scheduled, chartered or official.
VVIP catering alongside scheduled flights at BYC
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Government and state flight catering at Yacuíba
The 2100 m runway at Yacuíba sets what can arrive on a state movement, and that single figure governs the protocol plan built around it. Government flight catering here documents the file per passenger, with security-cleared staff and a head of state aircraft uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at SLYA
We hold a written household specification on file between movements for the narrow-body reference code cleared at Yacuíba, so a repeat rotation is served to the same standard rather than rebuilt each time. Royal flight catering at BYC covers private airliners, BBJ, ACJ and VVIP configurations, with halal and household requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at BYC
The narrow-body reference code at Yacuíba sets the ceiling for what a charter movement can bring onto the one stand here, and that ceiling shapes every loading plan we build. Charter flight catering at SLYA covers ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, with charter flight catering at BYC staged in the order the galleys are laid out.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Yacuíba
A single narrow-body stand and one runway mean every arrival at Yacuíba is sequenced rather than parked, which is exactly the constraint ad hoc airline catering has to work around here. Outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering all run off the same duty roster at BYC, AOG included, across a multi-leg rotation without a change of crew.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at SLYA
Business jets working the narrow-body reference code held at Yacuíba are boarded through the same GA terminal and FBOs on the field as any other movement here. Private jet catering at SLYA reaches them on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, run by our dedicated private-jet branch rather than a separate kitchen.
Private jets →
Aviation catering trusted by operators at SLYA
Operators on commercial aviation catering at Yacuíba airport
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“We had a last-minute schedule change into Yacuíba (BYC/SLYA) and needed urgent airline catering. Confirmation was quick, the order stayed clear despite several updates, and delivery reached the aircraft on time. We would use them again for another short-notice stop. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★☆Government flight department
Sophie — Government Aviation Liaison
“We needed catering for airlines without flight kitchen for a flight through Yacuíba (BYC/SLYA) and the process was much easier than expected. The team confirmed everything clearly, handled the local coordination, and delivered the order ready for loading. We would be comfortable using the service there again. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Isabella — Network Operations Coordinator
“The operations team needed an airline catering cost per meal for Yacuíba (BYC/SLYA) with very little time to decide. The quote was detailed enough for operations and accounting, but still quick to review. Good option when you need a fast and transparent answer. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Joana — Cargo Operations Manager
Station data for aviation catering at Yacuíba (SLYA / BYC)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 2,100 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | SLYA |
Airline catering services FAQ for Yacuíba (BYC)
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Yacuíba (BYC)
What operations gets asked every week about Yacuíba.
Ask operations directly →With one narrow-body stand at Yacuíba Airport, do you deliver private jet catering to the FBOs and the GA terminal on the field?
There is a standing route from our kitchen to every FBO and the GA terminal at Yacuíba Airport, run as FBO catering on the same cold chain as an airline uplift.
BYC — do you cater VIP, VVIP and government flights, and under what protocol?
The hi-loader that boards a scheduled rotation at BYC boards a VIP flight catering or government flight catering movement the same way, with the protocol file documented per passenger before departure.
At which point does airline catering reach the aircraft at SLYA, and how does the uplift get on board?
The sealed cart leaves our kitchen first, cleared onto the apron under airside delivery, then boarded through the galley door by hi-loader rather than handed up at the foot of the aircraft.
Do you produce halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes at Yacuíba, and how are they documented?
Yes, by producing each set on a separate line at the kitchen, with halal, kosher and every SPML code logged per passenger before sealing.
How far in advance do you need the order to confirm airline catering cost at Yacuíba Airport?
The HACCP standard held at our kitchen governs the quotation, which depends on cabin count, specification and the loading window rather than a published price list, so the desk comes back with a figure once those are set.
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Yacuíba (BYC / SLYA)
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Four steps
Flight
Aircraft · stand · local time
Offloading
Return leg, if any
Order
Counts · menus · files
Contact
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Uplift at Yacuíba (BYC)