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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Airside airline catering, VIP & private jet catering at Rio de Janeiro (SBRJ / SDU)
SDU (IATA) · SBRJ (ICAO)
A narrow-body reference code governs the ramp at Rio de Janeiro, and inflight catering here is planned around that single class of aircraft rather than against a wide-body forecast. Uplift still moves by hi-loader to galley height on every rotation we work, and in-flight catering reaches the aircraft airside, sealed from our kitchen to the door.
1,323 m
Longest runway
Narrow-body
Largest aircraft handled
2
Runways
1
FBO on station
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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 — Rio de Janeiro
Inflight catering loaded to galley height at Rio de Janeiro (SDU)
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aviation catering lead times and loading window at Rio de Janeiro
Inflight catering tracked kitchen to aircraft at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Ramp access is what actually separates a boarding from a delivery, and at this station it means the cart clears the apron rather than stopping at the foot of the aircraft. The narrow-body reference code held here sets a fixed sequence between the sealed kitchen output and the galley door, and that sequence is timed on every rotation, not estimated once and repeated. Every cart that crosses the ramp at Rio de Janeiro is logged against that same sequence before it reaches the aircraft.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Rio de Janeiro sit screening, an escort and apron traffic, and the convoy is where a rotation is actually put at risk, not the galley catering itself. We plan the catering uplift against the worst of that traffic rather than the best of it, so the chain of custody holds even when the ramp is congested. Temperature is logged at the moment the cart is sealed and again at handover to the galley, and the same record carries a signature that closes the load. That signed handover is the one document an operations desk can check after the fact, and it is kept for every rotation at SDU, not only the ones flagged as sensitive.
The convoy is the risk on this ramp, never the food.
Pilot meals prepared for SDU rotations
Crew meals and passenger sets from one kitchen at SBRJ / SDU
The flight kitchen behind SBRJ runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built around the narrow-body reference code this field holds rather than a wide-body forecast. HACCP governs every stage from intake to sealing, and airport catering here is produced to that standard on every rotation, not only on the ones flagged as sensitive. Airport catering leaves that kitchen already sorted by cabin and by mission, so the ramp crew loads to a manifest rather than a guess.
The team that handles government flight catering at Rio de Janeiro is the same named crew on every rotation, carrying security clearance on file and standing on the access list rather than rotating in from a general roster. They are trained to the household service standards a protocol officer checks first, and to the paperwork that has to travel with a sealed uplift from the kitchen to the aircraft. That training is what lets a delegation move through SDU without the crew changing between one movement and the next.
Halal airline meals and special meals at SBRJ
VVIP catering written per mission at Rio de Janeiro
The aerodrome reference code at Rio de Janeiro sets a narrow-body cabin plan, and every menu written for this station is sized to that plan rather than to a wide-body galley. Menus are designed to the cabin and the mission, drawing on Brazil's produce where the route and the season allow it, from dairy and orchard fruit to fish landed along the coast, without naming a dish or a supplier that the specification does not carry. Inflight catering out of Rio de Janeiro moves from crew meal boxes through to VVIP service inside that same written specification. Allergen, halal, kosher and medical sets are documented per passenger and per cabin before the cart is ever sealed.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins out of SDU are plated to a written specification rather than to a general menu, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request. That specification is what VIP flight catering is measured against here, filed against the standing order so the same plate is served on the next rotation.
Business cabins
Business cabins at Rio de Janeiro run on multi-choice hot service built to the cabin specification, in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted on board. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately from the passenger tray sets and matched to the roster before departure.
Protocol & dietary
Household, religious and medical requirements are documented per passenger at Rio de Janeiro, covering halal and kosher sets and the full range of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering to these codes is produced on a dedicated line and sealed before it leaves that line, kept apart from the standard tray run.
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 SDU
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.
Catering uplift planned stand by stand at Rio de Janeiro (SDU)
Rio de Janeiro holds a narrow-body reference code, which sets the traffic this station actually takes and the stand it is worked from: catering is planned around that single class of aircraft rather than a wide-body forecast, so a repeat rotation is treated as a repetition problem and a one-off movement as a documentation problem, never as an afterthought fitted around a bigger flight.
The uplift moves from our kitchen to the stand by hi-loader, reaching galley height directly rather than being set down at the foot of the aircraft, with our own crew on the ramp for the whole transfer. Inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering out of Rio de Janeiro run off one ops desk, and airport catering at Rio de Janeiro is planned stand by stand under airline catering procedures held for the field, with ramp access carried on our own badges rather than borrowed for the day.
One coordinator owns the rotation from seal to signature, with sealed carts and a signed handover closing every load leaving SBRJ.
Commercial aviation catering and VVIP missions at SBRJ / SDU
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Government and state flight catering at SBRJ
The 1323 m runway at Rio de Janeiro takes the narrow-body movements that carry a share of this field's official traffic, and government flight catering here is built around that same constraint rather than a wide-body assumption. State visits and delegation movements are documented per passenger, worked by security-cleared staff, with the uplift sealed at the kitchen before it crosses the ramp for any head of state movement routed through this station.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at SDU
A private airliner working a narrow-body configuration is one of the movements the 1323 m runway at Rio de Janeiro is built to take, and royal flight catering here follows that same aircraft rather than a wide-body assumption. Household standards are held across repeat rotations from a written specification kept on file between movements, covering BBJ and ACJ types, with halal and household dietary requirements produced on request for every catering movement through SBRJ.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Rio de Janeiro
Across the narrow-body stands at Rio de Janeiro, the 1323 m runway sets the aircraft a charter or ACMI operator can actually bring in here. Charter flight catering in Rio de Janeiro covers wet-lease movements, group charters and special missions, and charter flight catering in Brazil routed through this field is staged and counted against the loading sheet in the order the galley is laid out, cabin by cabin.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at SBRJ
The narrow-body reference code held at Rio de Janeiro sets what our kitchen loads for every scheduled and ad hoc rotation through this station. We run ad hoc airline catering at Rio de Janeiro for carriers using it as an outstation, with outstation catering in Rio de Janeiro sitting alongside diversion catering at SDU and technical stop catering on the same duty roster. Crew meals in Rio de Janeiro and crew meals at SBRJ travel boxed on the same cart as the ad hoc catering at SDU, across a multi-leg rotation, with the tray standard held fixed even as the menu cycle changes week to week.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at SDU
A narrow-body reference code shapes what has to be sequenced ahead of a business aviation movement at Rio de Janeiro, since the same ramp and stands serve both segments. Private jet catering at Rio de Janeiro reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on the same cold chain and the same sealed paperwork as an airline uplift, run through our dedicated FBO catering branch.
Private jets →
FBOs at Rio de Janeiro
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Charter flight catering trusted at Rio de Janeiro
Operators on commercial aviation catering at SDU
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“Our sports movement through Rio de Janeiro (SDU/SBRJ) required group charter catering on a tight schedule. The order included different meal types and snacks, but the cabin crew could identify everything immediately. Very practical for team and group charter work. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★☆Private jet operator
Florian — Executive Aviation Coordinator
“Our flight through Rio de Janeiro (SDU/SBRJ) required military charter catering with limited preparation time. They kept the menu simple, respected the special requirements, and delivered exactly when the aircraft was ready to receive it. Reliable service when the mission does not allow delays. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Government flight department
Ivan — Special Missions Coordinator
“We ordered freighter crew meals for a cargo rotation through Rio de Janeiro (SDU/SBRJ). They respected the unusual timing and kept communication direct with our ops team. Good service for freighter crews and odd-hour schedules. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Daphne — Charter Planning Manager
Rio de Janeiro (SBRJ / SDU): airport catering data
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 1,323 m |
| Runways | 2 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | SBRJ |
Flight catering FAQ for SBRJ
Diversion catering and ramp questions at SBRJ
What operations gets asked every week about Rio de Janeiro.
Ask operations directly →Does Rio de Janeiro handle VIP, VVIP and government flight catering, and under what protocol?
Every movement of that kind at Rio de Janeiro runs under the same protocol file: security-cleared staff, a documented specification, and government flight catering sealed before it leaves the kitchen. VIP flight catering and household requirements are handled on the same access list, not a separate one built for a single flight.
Who delivers private jet catering to the FBOs and the GA terminal at SDU?
Across the field at SDU, our dedicated branch delivers private jet catering to the FBOs on the field and to the GA terminal. FBO catering here runs on the same cold chain and the same sealed paperwork as an airline uplift, whichever FBO the movement is parked at.
Where does airline catering get delivered airside, and how does the uplift reach the aircraft at SBRJ?
The signed handover record is the proof: airline catering at SBRJ is loaded by hi-loader straight to galley height, with airside delivery logged from the sealed kitchen cart to the aircraft door. No load is set down at the foot of the aircraft and left for the crew to carry up.
At what point are halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes produced and documented for flights out of Rio de Janeiro?
The first step is the booking: special meal codes, including SPML entries for halal and kosher, are logged against the passenger before production starts. They are then built on a separate line at Rio de Janeiro and sealed apart from the standard tray run before joining the same cart for uplift.
How far in advance does an order need to be placed at Rio de Janeiro, and how late can the specification still change?
The clearance behind the loading window is what sets the answer: once security clearance and the protocol file are confirmed, the lead time for a first order is longer than a change to an existing one. How far in advance a full new specification needs lodging depends on the cabin count and the mission, and our desk confirms the window against the specific rotation at Rio de Janeiro.
Is airline catering cost fixed for flights through SDU?
The coordinator assigned to the rotation is the one who prices it, because airline catering cost at SDU depends on cabin count, specification and loading window rather than a published rate. Our desk returns a quotation once those three are confirmed for the specific movement.
Jet catering at airports near Rio de Janeiro
GIG / SBGL
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
RRJ / SBJR
Rio de Janeiro
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
SNZ
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Brazil · 57 km from Rio de Janeiro
Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Uplift at Rio de Janeiro (SDU)