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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Tachina, Ecuador
Airside airline catering, VIP & private jet catering at Tachina (SETN / ESM)
ESM (IATA) · SETN (ICAO)
A narrow-body reference code at Tachina governs a single runway of 2400 metres, and that geometry sets how uplift is planned rather than improvised at the stand. In-flight catering here runs from a sealed kitchen to the galley door by hi-loader, with inflight catering scheduled around one wide-body-capable stand and airside movement kept on our own badges for every uplift.
2,400 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 — Tachina
Commercial aviation catering at wide-body scale, SETN / ESM
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering order window at Tachina, Ecuador
Flight catering sealed and logged to the stand at Tachina, Ecuador
The route from our kitchen to the aircraft at Tachina is worked as one measured sequence, not a queue of separate handoffs. Ramp access is held under our own clearance, so the cart moves across the apron on a fixed path rather than waiting on a shared gate. Every catering uplift for a rotation at ESM is logged from seal to signature, the same sequence each time.
Between the kitchen and the stand at Tachina sit screening, an escort across the apron, and the general traffic of a single-runway field, and none of it is left to chance on a galley catering run. We plan the catering uplift against the slowest of those three, not the fastest, so the schedule holds even on a busy rotation. Chain of custody starts at the seal on the cart and does not break until a name is signed against the tray count at the aircraft door, with temperature checked at both ends of that route.
One sealed cart, one route, one signature — from our kitchen to the galley door.
Airline food supplier kitchen serving ESM
Crew meals and passenger sets from one kitchen at SETN / ESM
Airport catering out of our kitchen for SETN runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built to serve a single wide-body-capable stand rather than a bank of gates. That layout is what lets airport catering here hold to one HACCP standard across every tray, from a scheduled rotation to a diverted one. Flight kitchen output at ESM is planned as a single specification, sized to what one stand actually needs rather than to an average across a bigger field.
The team behind government flight catering at Tachina is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool drawn from wherever is free that day. Security clearance is held on file, access is limited to a fixed list, and training runs to household service standards as well as to the paperwork that has to travel with a sealed uplift. That continuity is what a protocol desk is actually checking when it asks who touches the cart.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at SETN
VVIP catering to a written specification at Tachina
AERO GOURMET writes its Tachina menus to the cabin and the mission first, and to the season second, rather than running one fixed set across every rotation. Passenger meal boxes for a scheduled sector, a VVIP tray set for a private airliner and a crew meal box for a diversion all come off the same kitchen but a different specification. Where local sourcing is available in Ecuador, dairy, fish and orchard produce sit inside that specification rather than replacing it. Every set carries documented allergen, halal, kosher and medical coding, labelled per passenger and per cabin before it is sealed, which is what inflight catering at ESM is actually judged on.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Tachina are plated to a written specification rather than a fixed menu card, with à-la-carte and caviar service available on request. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order, so a repeat rotation sees the same standard, not a variation.
Business cabins
Business cabins out of ESM run a multi-choice hot service in galley-ready tray sets, sized to the aircraft's fitted galley rather than a generic format. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately and matched to the roster, with crew meals in Ecuador following the same sealed-cart standard as the cabin.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Tachina are documented per passenger, covering halal and kosher sets alongside the full range of IATA special meal codes. Every one of those sets is produced on a separate line and sealed before it leaves that line, which keeps inflight catering here auditable meal by meal.
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 ESM
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 Tachina (ESM)
Sealed, escorted catering handles the traffic actually seen at Tachina: scheduled sectors, charter movements and government flights sharing a single narrow-body-reference runway, where a delegation is a documentation task and a peak departure bank is a sequencing one rather than a volume one. In-flight catering in Ecuador is planned around that mix, not around a generic passenger count.
The uplift reaches the aircraft from our kitchen by hi-loader to galley height, with our own crew on the apron for the crossing rather than a shared handling pool. Aviation catering at Tachina moves on a fixed path from seal to stand, and airline catering at ESM is timed to that same route on every rotation, whatever the aircraft type on the stand that day.
One coordinator carries the rotation from kitchen to signature, with sealed carts and a signed handover closing every load, and airport catering at SETN answers to that single point of accountability on each movement.
Royal flight catering and scheduled uplifts at SETN / ESM
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Government and state flight catering at ESM
A 2400 metre runway at Tachina sets the working length for any state movement routed through this field, and government flight catering here is built around that single approach rather than a choice of stands. Delegation files are documented per passenger, staff are security-cleared, and the uplift for a head of state aircraft is sealed at our kitchen before it leaves for the apron.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Tachina
A private airliner using the 2400 metre runway at Tachina is boarded to the same household specification kept on file between movements, whether the type on the stand is a BBJ, an ACJ or a wide-body VIP configuration. Royal flight catering here holds that household standard across repeat rotations, with halal and other household dietary requirements produced on request rather than assumed.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at SETN
Onto the single wide-body-capable stand at Tachina, charter flight catering is loaded as a full three-cabin uplift, counted against the loading sheet before the galley door closes. ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions all draw on the same staged sequence, which is what keeps charter flight catering at ESM consistent between one rotation and the next.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at ESM
Our kitchen provisions the single narrow-body-reference stand at Tachina for carriers running this field as an outstation, which means ad hoc airline catering has to be ready on short notice rather than on a fixed weekly cycle. Outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering all move off the same duty roster, AOG included, across a multi-leg rotation, with the tray standard held constant even as the menu cycle changes week to week.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Tachina
A narrow-body reference code at Tachina still has to be worked around when a larger business aircraft is on the stand, since sequencing on the ramp takes priority over volume on this field. Private jet catering at ESM is delivered through our dedicated branch to the FBOs on the field and to the GA terminal, on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift.
Private jets →
Aviation catering trusted by operators at Tachina, Ecuador
Ops desks on aviation catering at ESM
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“For a government operation through Tachina (ESM/SETN), we required discreet royal flight catering. Special meals and crew items were clearly separated, and the aircraft-side handover was smooth. We would trust the team again for a similar movement. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Niko — Flight Support Executive
“For a VIP rotation through Tachina (ESM/SETN), we used the team for wide body VIP aircraft catering. They followed our plating notes closely and made the final setup easy for the cabin crew. I would happily use them again on a VIP rotation. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★☆Charter operator
Jin — Crew Operations Coordinator
“Our charter program used the service at Tachina (ESM/SETN) for hajj charter catering. Despite the large order, communication stayed simple and final quantities were confirmed without confusion. A dependable choice for group charter operations. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Noor — Flight Dispatch Supervisor
Airport catering data for Tachina (SETN / ESM)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 2,400 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | SETN |
Airline catering services FAQ for SETN
Diversion catering and ramp questions at SETN
What operations gets asked every week about Tachina.
Ask operations directly →When can you deliver private jet catering to the FBOs and the GA terminal at ESM?
When a trip-support desk confirms the stand and timing, our FBO catering branch delivers to any FBO on the field and to the GA terminal on the same sealed route used for an airline uplift.
What does airline catering cost at SETN?
We price airline catering cost against the cabin count, the specification and the confirmed loading window rather than a published list, and the desk comes back with a quotation once those three are known.
Which flights get VIP, VVIP and government flight catering in Tachina, and under what protocol?
The sealed cart and hi-loader route used for a scheduled sector also carries VIP flight catering and government flight catering, with access limited to cleared staff and the load documented per passenger under written protocol.
Where are halal, kosher and special meal codes produced at Tachina Airport?
The production record for each tray shows halal and kosher sets, along with the full range of SPML special meal codes, produced on a separate line and sealed before it leaves that line.
Jet catering at airports near Tachina
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Tulcán
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
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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 Tachina (ESM)