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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Salinas/La Libertad, Ecuador
Salinas/La Libertad (SESA / SNC): airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering
SNC (IATA) · SESA (ICAO)
A 2630 m runway at Salinas/La Libertad supports scheduled and wide-body movements, and inflight catering here is planned around that single strip rather than assumed. AERO GOURMET boards from the ramp by hi-loader to galley height, holding in-flight catering on one uplift standard from kitchen seal to aircraft door, across scheduled, charter, VIP and government rotations.
2,630 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
2
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 — Salinas/La Libertad
Inflight catering with hi-loader boarding at SNC
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Airport catering order window at SESA / SNC
Aircraft catering handover at the galley door, Salinas/La Libertad (SNC)
Two runways define the working pattern at Salinas/La Libertad, and every catering uplift here is built around that fixed layout rather than around a variable queue. Ramp access from our own kitchen lets a sealed cart move straight to the aircraft, crossing the apron on a route agreed with the ramp handler rather than waiting at a shared gate. The window closes when the cart reaches the galley door, not when it leaves the kitchen.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Salinas/La Libertad sit screening, escort and apron traffic, and the convoy across that stretch is the real variable in a catering uplift, not the galley catering itself. We plan the route against the busiest hour on the apron so a delay on the ramp never becomes a delay at the aircraft door. Chain of custody runs from the seal at the kitchen to the signature at the galley, with temperature logged at both ends of the run.
One seal at the kitchen, one signature at the galley door, nothing in between.
Airline food supplier for Salinas/La Libertad rotations
Pilot meals and cleared production crews for SESA / SNC
The flight kitchen that provisions Salinas/La Libertad runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, holding the cold chain from first prep to sealed handover. Airport catering at this station follows the same HACCP standard through every stage of that run, from the larder to the cart. That single-site model is what lets airport catering here move as tray sets and passenger meal boxes without a second facility in the chain.
The team that handles government flight catering at Salinas/La Libertad is the same named crew every rotation, carrying security clearance on file and a place on the access list. They work to royal household standards on the paperwork that travels with a sealed uplift, not only on the food itself. That continuity is what a protocol desk checks first when it books catering at SESA.
VIP flight catering menus for SNC departures
VVIP catering to a written specification at SESA / SNC
Menus at Salinas/La Libertad are built to the cabin and the mission rather than to a single fixed list, drawing on regional produce such as fish, dairy and orchard fruit worked into a seasonal rotation. Inflight catering here is adapted for scheduled service, for a charter block or for a single VIP movement, with the same kitchen switching between formats on the same day. Allergen, halal, kosher and medical sets are documented per passenger and per cabin, labelled before they leave the kitchen. Nothing on the tray leaves without that label attached.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Salinas/La Libertad are plated to a written specification, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order for the movement, so a repeat rotation reads the same file every time.
Business cabins
Business cabins at SNC take multi-choice hot service in oven-ready formats sized to the fitted galley, moving as tray sets and meal boxes rather than loose trolleys. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately and matched to the roster before departure.
Protocol & dietary
Household, religious and medical requirements are documented per passenger at Salinas/La Libertad, covering halal and kosher sets and the full range of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering for these sets is produced on a separate line and sealed before it leaves that line.
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 compliance at Salinas/La Libertad, Ecuador
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 Salinas/La Libertad airport
Salinas/La Libertad works a mixed traffic profile across two runways, and that mix sets the catering plan rather than a single fixed pattern: a charter block asks for capacity on one day, a government movement asks for documentation on another, and a repeat rotation asks for consistency across both. Airline catering and aviation catering here are scheduled against whichever of those three the day's traffic actually presents, not against a generic template.
The uplift moves from our kitchen to the stand by ground transport cleared for airside delivery, crossing the apron on a route agreed with the ramp handler and loaded to the aircraft by hi-loader at galley height. Inflight catering and in-flight catering both follow that same route regardless of which cabin the load is destined for, and airport catering at Salinas/La Libertad is planned stand by stand rather than gate by gate.
One coordinator holds the file for each rotation, from sealed cart to signed handover.
Charter flight catering and state missions at SESA / SNC
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Government and state flight catering at SESA
A 2630 m runway, and within that limit state visits and official delegations are worked as a documentation task as much as a loading one. Government flight catering at Salinas/La Libertad covers protocol filed per passenger, security-cleared staff and a head of state movement sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at SNC
Our crews hold a wide-body aerodrome reference code as the working basis for royal flight catering at Salinas/La Libertad, covering private airliners such as BBJ and ACJ types as well as scheduled wide-body VIP movements. Royal household requirements, including halal sets, are held to a written specification kept on file between movements.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Salinas/La Libertad
Wide-body handling governs the stands at Salinas/La Libertad and sets what a charter movement can bring in on a single rotation. Charter flight catering here covers ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, with a full three-cabin uplift counted against the loading sheet; charter flight catering staged this way keeps the galley order intact stand to stand.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at SESA
A 2630 m runway sets a working ceiling that a rotation schedule has to sequence around, and carriers running Salinas/La Libertad as an outstation plan their catering uplift against that same limit. Outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering are worked off one duty roster, with AOG covered on the same roster and crew meals boxed to match a multi-leg pattern.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at SNC
A business jet inbound to Salinas/La Libertad is boarded on the same wide-body-rated stands that take scheduled traffic, which lets private jet catering here run to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal without a separate route. Business aviation catering and FBO catering both follow the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
Private jets →
Inflight catering rated by operators at SESA
Operators on commercial aviation catering at Salinas/La Libertad
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“We were looking for a dependable airline catering partner in Salinas/La Libertad (SNC/SESA) and the process was straightforward. They understood airline operations and kept communication short, clear, and useful. It made the station much easier to manage. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Martin — Executive Charter Coordinator
“We used the service for private jet catering in Salinas/La Libertad on a VIP rotation through SNC/SESA. Communication was responsive and the team handled a late timing change without any issue. Good local support for a VIP operation. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Nadia — Charter Services Manager
“We had several special meal codes on our order at Salinas/La Libertad (SNC/SESA) and everything was handled correctly. All requirements were followed and the cabin crew could see immediately which meal belonged to which passenger. We were happy with the accuracy of the order. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Klara — Airline Operations Manager
Station data for aviation catering at Salinas/La Libertad (SESA / SNC)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 2,630 m |
| Runways | 2 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | SESA |
Business jet catering questions at SNC
Crew meals, lead times and access at SNC
What operations gets asked every week about Salinas/La Libertad.
Ask operations directly →Can Salinas/La Libertad quote a fixed airline catering cost in advance?
Airline catering cost at this station depends on cabin count, specification and the loading window booked for the rotation, so we do not publish a fixed price list; the desk returns a quotation once those details are set.
What does private jet catering cover at Salinas/La Libertad?
We deliver to the FBOs on the field and to the GA terminal, running FBO catering on the same cold chain and paperwork as a scheduled airline uplift.
When does an order need to be placed for a rotation through SNC?
Once cabin count and specification are confirmed, lead time is set from that point; how far in advance a booking is made determines how much of the menu can still change, and last minute airline catering is worked where the kitchen schedule allows it.
Do you deliver airline catering airside at SESA?
Yes, by moving the sealed load across the apron under escort and boarding it by hi-loader at galley height, so airside delivery never routes through a passenger-side handoff.
How does Salinas/La Libertad handle VIP flight catering and government flight catering?
Salinas/La Libertad runs both under the same protocol file, with security-cleared staff and documentation matched to the movement before the uplift leaves the kitchen.
Which special meals does Salinas/La Libertad airport produce?
The sealed cart carries halal, kosher and the full set of IATA SPML codes, each produced on a separate line and documented per passenger before loading.
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Charter flight catering quote for Salinas/La Libertad airport
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Salinas/La Libertad (SNC / SESA)
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Four steps
Flight
Aircraft · stand · local time
Offloading
Return leg, if any
Order
Counts · menus · files
Contact
Who we come back to
Uplift at Salinas/La Libertad (SNC)