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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Medellín, Colombia
Medellín (SKMD / EOH): airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering
EOH (IATA) · SKMD (ICAO)
Inside a wide-body reference code, Medellín's single 2,500 m runway sets a compact but capable frame for scheduled, charter, government and private movements through EOH. In-flight catering here runs on hi-loader boarding straight to galley height, so inflight catering reaches the aircraft door rather than the foot of the stand, with uplift staged against the loading sheet before doors close.
2,500 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
1
Runways
3
FBOs 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 — Medellín
Aviation catering with ramp access at Medellín (EOH)
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering order window for Medellín airport departures
Inflight catering tracked kitchen to aircraft at EOH
From the sealed cart at our kitchen to the galley door at SKMD, the loading window is measured, not estimated, and every stage of it is logged against the loading sheet. Ramp access governs the pace of that movement more than distance does, because screening and apron traffic set the rhythm the convoy has to keep. We hold the cold chain across that whole run, so what reaches the galley matches what left the kitchen sealed, and the catering uplift arrives exactly as planned.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Medellín sit screening, an escort and apron traffic, and it is the convoy that carries the risk on this run, not the food inside it. We plan the airside delivery against the worst of those three, building the schedule around the slowest checkpoint rather than the fastest one, so the galley catering still lands inside its window when the ramp is busy. Chain of custody is kept unbroken from seal to signature: temperatures are logged at the moment the cart is sealed at the kitchen and again at handover, and the catering uplift only closes once a named receiver signs for it at the aircraft.
One responsibility, sealed at the kitchen, signed at the aircraft, nothing in between left unaccounted for.
Pilot meals and crew meals prepared for SKMD / EOH
Cargo crew meals produced to the same standard at SKMD
Across hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol cell under one roof, the flight kitchen behind airport catering at EOH is built to run scheduled, charter and VIP work off the same floor without one queue slowing another. That structure is what makes airport catering at Medellín repeatable rotation after rotation, rather than a single kitchen improvising for whichever flight is loudest. Every batch leaving the flight kitchen at EOH is produced and checked to HACCP, so the standard travels with the tray set and not just with the paperwork beside it.
The team behind catering at EOH is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool pulled in for the busy days. Each member carries security clearance on file, sits on the access list for the kitchen and the ramp, and is trained to the household standards that government flight catering and royal work both require. That continuity is what lets a sealed uplift move from oven to aircraft with one accountable chain of custody, never a substitute crew learning the protocol mid-rotation.
Halal airline meals and special meals at Medellín, Colombia
VIP flight catering, specified per passenger at Medellín airport
Menus at Medellín are written to the cabin and the mission first, then adjusted for season, so a First cabin specification and a main-cabin tray set never share a production line by accident. Colombia's produce runs through the specification where it fits the mission — dairy, fruit and coffee sourced regionally rather than named dish by dish — and the same discipline applies whether the flight is scheduled, charter or government. Inflight catering at Medellín is built from a standing specification, not a menu card improvised per departure, and every change to it is filed before it is cooked. Allergen, halal, kosher and medical sets are documented per passenger and per cabin, labelled through packing and loaded against that same document.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at EOH are plated to a written specification, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request rather than assumed. Every dish that reaches the forward cabin is filed against the standing order before service, so the presentation matches what was approved, rotation after rotation.
Business cabins
Business cabins at Medellín run multi-choice hot service built to cabin specification, in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft working the route. Crew meals travel in the same tray sets, with cabin crew meals and pilot meals boxed separately and labelled to the roster before departure.
Protocol & dietary
Household, religious and medical requirements are documented per passenger for inflight catering at SKMD, covering halal and kosher sets and the full range of IATA special meal codes. Each of those sets is produced on a separate line inside the kitchen and sealed there before it ever reaches the main 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 EOH
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 Medellín
Medellín's single wide-body reference code and 2,500 m runway shape a station built around scheduled, charter and government traffic rather than continuous wide-body waves, which makes catering a documentation exercise as much as a production one: every delegation and every charter group needs its own file before it needs its own tray count.
The uplift moves from our kitchen to the stand by hi-loader, boarded to galley height rather than set down at the foot of the aircraft, with our own crew on the ramp for the handover. Airline catering at Medellín, in-flight catering in Colombia and aviation catering at SKMD all run off that same route and the same ops desk, so a scheduled rotation and a charter movement are worked to one shared standard rather than two parallel processes.
What we commit to at this stand is a single coordinator per rotation, sealed carts from kitchen to aircraft, and a signed handover that closes the loop before departure.
VVIP catering alongside scheduled flights at SKMD
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Government and state flight catering at EOH
A runway of 2,500 metres, and every state movement through it is planned around that single strip rather than around a choice of stands. Government flight catering at Medellín covers delegations and official visits with the protocol file documented per passenger, security-cleared staff throughout, and the uplift sealed at the kitchen before it ever reaches the head of state aircraft on the ramp.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Medellín
Our kitchen holds a wide-body reference code specification as the baseline for every royal household movement through this field, never a scaled-down version of it. Royal flight catering at EOH extends to private airliners — BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VIP configurations — with halal and other household dietary requirements produced against a written specification kept on file between movements, and VVIP status changes nothing about the clearance held on the crew.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at SKMD
Wide-body is the reference code this stand is built to, and it is what lets a full three-cabin charter load out from one stand rather than splitting across two. Charter flight catering at Medellín serves ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, with every tray counted against the loading sheet and staged to match the galley layout before the multi-leg rotation continues.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at EOH
A single wide-body reference code, on a runway of 2,500 metres, means every rotation through Medellín is sequenced rather than run in parallel, which is exactly the discipline ad hoc airline catering needs when a diversion lands without warning. Outstation catering and technical stop catering run off the same duty roster as scheduled work, with diversion catering and any AOG call answered from the same kitchen across a multi-leg rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Medellín
Business jets working through Medellín sit on the same wide-body-rated field as the scheduled traffic, which is why private jet catering here is delivered on the identical cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift. Reach extends to every FBO on the field and to the GA terminal, coordinated through the same kitchen that runs FBO catering, business aviation catering and business jet catering for this station.
Private jets →
FBOs at Medellín
air fbo
caribbean support & flight services sas
helistar sas
Charter flight catering reviewed at Medellín, Colombia
Operators on commercial aviation catering at Medellín (EOH)
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“We arranged head of state aircraft catering at Medellín (EOH/SKMD) for a sensitive movement. The team understood the need for confidentiality and kept the order organized despite late passenger and dietary changes. Reliable, discreet, and easy to work with. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Benjamin — Cargo Duty Officer
“I handled the cabin order for a flight from Medellín (EOH/SKMD) and needed private airliner catering. Everything arrived neatly packed, easy to identify in the galley, and consistent with the presentation we requested. Exactly the level of detail we expect for VIP flying. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Leila — Aviation Services Coordinator
“We arranged pilgrim flight catering for a group movement through Medellín (EOH/SKMD). The team handled the volume well and kept the boxes clearly identified by flight and service. The operation ran smoothly from order to uplift. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Ava — Duty Station Manager
Airport catering data for Medellín (SKMD / EOH)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 2,500 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | SKMD |
Airline catering services FAQ for Medellín, Colombia
Outstation catering and access questions at Medellín, Colombia
What operations gets asked every week about Medellín.
Ask operations directly →At which point are halal, kosher and special meal codes documented for SKMD departures?
Documentation starts at order intake, where each SPML code is logged against the passenger manifest before production begins. Halal and kosher sets are then produced on a separate line inside the kitchen and sealed before they join the main tray run.
Where does airline catering reach the aircraft in Medellín?
The record of custody runs from the sealed cart at our kitchen to a signed handover at the stand, with no stop at the foot of the aircraft in between. Airside delivery is by hi-loader, boarded directly to galley height rather than unloaded at ground level.
How far in advance does an order need to be placed at Medellín Airport?
The clearance held on the crew and kitchen sets the floor for how late a specification can still move, with routine changes accepted closer to departure than a full menu build. Lead time depends on cabin count and mission type, so how far in advance to book is confirmed once those details are known, and last minute airline catering is handled case by case.
Does EOH cater VIP, VVIP and government flights, and under what protocol?
Every movement in this category is handled under the same protocol file, documented per passenger, whether it is VIP flight catering, VVIP work or government flight catering. Each uplift is sealed at the kitchen and released only against a signed handover at the aircraft.
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