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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Portoviejo, Ecuador
Airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering at Portoviejo (SEPV / PVO)
PVO (IATA) · SEPV (ICAO)
With a single narrow-body reference code and one runway of 2271 metres, Portoviejo boards one rotation at a time rather than a bank of them, so our kitchen plans each uplift as its own operation instead of a slot in a queue. We run inflight catering and in-flight catering here on that same rhythm, loading three cabins by hi-loader to galley height rather than leaving a wide-body uplift at the foot of the aircraft.
2,271 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 — Portoviejo
Aviation catering boarded by hi-loader at SEPV
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aviation catering lead times and loading window at Portoviejo airport
Aircraft catering handover at the galley door, PVO
Every catering uplift at Portoviejo starts from a sealed cart at our kitchen and ends at the galley door, and the interval between the two is what we measure rather than estimate. Ramp access is held on our own clearance, so the cart moves across the apron on a fixed route instead of waiting behind other ground traffic. The single runway keeps the rotation pattern simple, which lets that route stay the same trip after trip.
Between the sealed cart leaving our kitchen and its arrival at the stand, the chain of custody at Portoviejo runs through screening, an escort onto the ramp and a fixed crossing of the apron, and we plan the catering uplift against whichever of those three takes longest that day. A single narrow-body reference code keeps the number of routes small, so the same crossing is used trip after trip rather than improvised. Temperature is logged when the galley catering is sealed at the kitchen and again at handover, and the load is not signed for until both readings match the record.
One sealed cart, one route, one signature: that is the window we hold at Portoviejo.
Pilot meals prepared for Portoviejo (PVO) rotations
Cargo crew meals produced to the same standard at SEPV
The flight kitchen at PVO runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built to serve a narrow-body reference code rather than a wide-body bank of stands. Every tray leaving it is produced under HACCP procedure, from intake through the cold chain to the sealed cart, and that same procedure governs airport catering whether the rotation is scheduled or called in on short notice. Airport catering at Portoviejo therefore runs on one written standard rather than a different one for each customer type.
The team behind government flight catering at PVO is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating roster pulled in for the day. Each member holds security clearance on file and sits on the access list before a sealed cart is allowed near the aircraft. Catering at PVO handled for a delegation or a household therefore moves through people who already know the paperwork, not through staff briefed for the first time on the day.
Halal airline meals and special meals at Portoviejo, Ecuador
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at Portoviejo airport
Menus for Portoviejo are written chef-side to the cabin and the mission first, and only then adjusted for season, so a scheduled rotation and a one-off charter are never served from the same fixed sheet. Ecuador's produce runs through them in general terms — coastal fish, dairy, orchard fruit — worked into the tray set rather than named as a dish. Every allergen, halal and kosher requirement is documented per passenger and per cabin before the cart is sealed. Inflight catering at Portoviejo is therefore built outward from the passenger list, not backward from a standard tray.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins out of Portoviejo are plated to a written specification held on file between movements, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request rather than fixed to a single format. VIP flight catering here is filed against that standing order, not improvised per rotation.
Business cabins
Business cabins at SEPV run on multi-choice hot service built to galley-ready tray sets, sized to the aircraft fitted for the rotation. Crew meals are boxed to the roster alongside them, with cabin crew meals and pilot meals kept on separate manifests so neither set is short at boarding.
Protocol & dietary
Household, religious and medical requirements for Portoviejo departures are documented per passenger rather than assumed from the booking. Halal and kosher sets, plus the full range of IATA special meal codes, are produced on a separate line and sealed before that line ever meets the main tray run, which is how inflight catering here keeps a dietary set traceable back to one passenger.
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 food safety at SEPV / PVO
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 Portoviejo
Portoviejo's single narrow-body reference code sets the traffic profile: rotations arrive one at a time rather than in a wave, which turns each uplift into its own documentation task rather than a shared capacity problem across several stands. A charter routed through unexpectedly is treated the same way a scheduled service is, because the stand itself never has to be split between them.
The uplift reaches the aircraft here by a fixed route from our kitchen across the apron to the single stand, loaded by hi-loader to galley height rather than set down at the foot of the aircraft. Inflight catering and in-flight catering at Portoviejo run off that same route regardless of carrier, and aviation catering booked for a one-off movement is worked on it without a separate plan.
One coordinator owns the rotation end to end, and the cart is not released from the kitchen until it is sealed, so airport catering at SEPV and airline catering at SEPV both close on a signed handover rather than a verbal confirmation.
Airline, charter and VVIP catering at SEPV
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Government and state flight catering at PVO
A narrow-body reference code keeps a head of state aircraft on the same single stand as any other movement at Portoviejo, which simplifies rather than complicates the protocol around it. Government flight catering here runs on a file documented per passenger, with security-cleared staff and a cart sealed at the kitchen before it ever reaches the ramp.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Portoviejo
On the single runway serving Portoviejo, the 2271 metre length governs which private airliners can be worked here rather than the number of them at once. Royal flight catering is held to a written household specification kept on file between movements, covering BBJ, ACJ and other wide-body VIP configurations, with halal and household dietary requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at SEPV
A single stand fed by a 2271 metre runway means a charter rotation at Portoviejo has to be sequenced rather than parked alongside another movement, and that sequencing is built into the loading sheet before the aircraft is on the ground. Charter flight catering here covers ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, with a full three-cabin uplift staged to the order the galleys are laid out, and charter flight catering booked on short notice follows the identical sheet.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at PVO
A single narrow-body reference code at Portoviejo means every carrier using this field works one stand rather than choosing among several, which is exactly what makes ad hoc airline catering here a matter of timing rather than of capacity. Outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering all run off the same duty roster, with AOG covered on the identical footing across a multi-leg rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Portoviejo
The runway at Portoviejo runs to 2271 metres, which sets the class of business aircraft this field takes rather than the volume of them on any given day. Private jet catering in Ecuador reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal from the same kitchen, on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift.
Private jets →
Inflight catering rated by operators at Portoviejo airport
Operators on commercial aviation catering at Portoviejo (PVO)
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“We arranged royal flight catering at Portoviejo (PVO/SEPV) for a sensitive movement. The team understood the need for confidentiality and kept the order organized despite late passenger and dietary changes. We were very satisfied with the level of coordination. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Agnes — Charter Flight Coordinator
“We had a larger VIP aircraft at Portoviejo (PVO/SEPV) and booked ACJ catering for the sector. They followed our plating notes closely and made the final setup easy for the cabin crew. Exactly the level of detail we expect for VIP flying. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★☆Scheduled airline
Ana — Ground Operations Manager
“For a high-volume passenger flight at Portoviejo (PVO/SEPV), we needed reliable pilgrim flight catering. The team handled the volume well and kept the boxes clearly identified by flight and service. A dependable choice for group charter operations. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Karim — Corporate Aviation Manager
Airport catering facts for Portoviejo (SEPV / PVO)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 2,271 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | SEPV |
Business jet catering questions at Portoviejo, Ecuador
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Portoviejo, Ecuador
What operations gets asked every week about Portoviejo.
Ask operations directly →Whose flights does PVO cater under VIP, VVIP and government protocol?
Across every movement using the single stand at PVO, VIP flight catering and government flight catering run on the same protocol file, documented per passenger and sealed before the cart leaves the kitchen.
How far ahead does SEPV need notice for halal, kosher or other special meal codes?
Security clearance on the production line lets halal and kosher sets be produced on a separate run from the main tray build, and the full range of IATA SPML codes is confirmed once the passenger list and cabin count are fixed.
Is airline catering delivered airside at Portoviejo?
The loading coordinator moves every cart across the apron under escort and loads it by hi-loader to galley height, so airside delivery is the standard method rather than an option requested separately.
Does airline catering cost vary by mission at Portoviejo Airport?
Every quotation is built on the cabin count, the specification and the loading window for that rotation, since no fixed price list applies across missions; the desk returns a figure once those three are known.
Outstation catering near Portoviejo
MEC / SEMT
Manta
Ecuador · 25 km from Portoviejo
Airline & VIP flight catering →
GYE / SEGU
Guayaquil
Ecuador · 140 km from Portoviejo
Airline & VIP flight catering →
SNC / SESA
Salinas/La Libertad
Ecuador · 142 km from Portoviejo
Airline & VIP flight catering →
Charter flight catering quote for Portoviejo
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Portoviejo (PVO / SEPV)
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Offloading
Return leg, if any
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Uplift at Portoviejo (PVO)