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Airline & VIP flight catering — French Guiana
Airline, VIP and Private Jet Catering Across French Guiana
Aviation catering in French Guiana loads directly at the aircraft door, not at the foot of the stand. Matoury's 3,196 m runway carries wide-body traffic and hi-loader boarding, while inflight catering reaches the country's other fields on the same cold chain and paperwork.
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Documented stations
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Cities covered
3,196 m
Longest runway
Airline Catering by Station in French Guiana
Below this level, each station carries its own runway data, reference code and stand access. Compare Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, Saint-Georges-de-l'Oyapock, Matoury and Maripasoula to see which field fits an operator's routing.
MPY · SOOA
Maripasoula (MPY)
1,200 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Maripasoula (MPY)
CAY · SOCA
Matoury (CAY)
3,196 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Matoury (CAY)
OYP · SOOG
Saint-Georges-de-l'Oyapock (OYP)
1,200 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Saint-Georges-de-l'Oyapock (OYP)
LDX · SOOM
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni (LDX)
1,000 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni (LDX)
On the apron — French Guiana
Ramp Access and Uplift Across French Guiana's Aerodromes
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
How Aviation Catering Operates in French Guiana
French Guiana's aprons carry a mix of scheduled outstation traffic and light regional movements, anchored by Matoury, whose 3,196 metre runway and wide-body reference code set it apart from the three narrow-body fields at Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, Saint-Georges-de-l'Oyapock and Maripasoula. An uplift ordered against a flight number and stand is built to cabin count and loaded through the same ground handling services that turn the aircraft.
Airport catering here follows the reference code of the receiving field: Matoury's wide-body stands take a full three-cabin build, while the narrow-body runways at the other stations take a lighter, faster load cycle. Airline catering companies working this country plan around that split rather than treating every field the same.
An ops desk raises a request once and it is built once, whichever station receives it. Production runs on one cold chain from kitchen to galley, with the same HACCP discipline and the same documentation whether the aircraft is on a scheduled rotation through Matoury or a charter routed into one of the shorter fields.
Compliance
One Compliance Standard Across French Guiana
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.
One Operation, Five Kinds of Flying
The same production line in French Guiana covers scheduled airline catering, VIP flight catering, government movements, charter flight catering and private aviation. One kitchen, one cold chain, one ops desk routes every request to the right cabin build.
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State Flight Catering in French Guiana
Government flight catering in French Guiana runs on cleared personnel, sealed loads and a single named coordinator per movement. Protocol is held from the production kitchen to the galley door on every VIP flight catering request.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP Catering, French Guiana
Royal flight catering in French Guiana carries household dietary requirements leg to leg, with a kitchen brigade briefed against each movement. Service is built to the household standard, from tray set to galley loading.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Wide-Body Charter Catering Over Matoury
Charter flight catering and ACMI support for wide-body charter catering, group movements and special missions routed through Matoury's wide-body stands. A full three-cabin uplift is staged in the order the galleys are laid out.
Wide-body charter →
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Ad Hoc Airline Catering at Matoury
Scheduled and ad hoc airline catering services for carriers using French Guiana's fields as outstations, covering diversions, technical stops and AOG uplifts. Flight crew, cabin crew and cargo crew meals are built to the same cycle as the passenger load.
Commercial airlines →
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Business Aviation Catering in French Guiana
Private jet catering in French Guiana is handled by our dedicated business aviation catering branch, delivered to FBOs and GA terminals on the same cold chain and documentation as an airline uplift.
Private jets →
Compare Airline Catering Stations in French Guiana
This table sets out which field takes wide-body traffic, which boards by hi-loader and which sits closest to a production kitchen, so an operator can match a routing to the right station.
| Where | Longest runway | VIP / gov terminal | Aerodrome code |
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| Maripasoula (MPY)MPY · SOOA | 1,200 m | No | narrow-body |
| Matoury (CAY)CAY · SOCA | 3,196 m | No | wide-body |
| Saint-Georges-de-l'Oyapock (OYP)OYP · SOOG | 1,200 m | No | narrow-body |
| Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni (LDX)LDX · SOOM | 1,000 m | No | narrow-body |
Ordering Airline Catering: French Guiana
To raise an airline catering services request in French Guiana, send the flight number, ETA, passenger and crew count per cabin, aircraft type and stand to the ops desk. Add special meal codes and any cargo-crew or flight-crew meal requirement at the same time, so the build is staged to the correct cabin split from the outset. Requests for Matoury's wide-body stands and for the narrow-body fields at Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, Saint-Georges-de-l'Oyapock and Maripasoula are handled through the same channel. Submit the details through the quote request to get the order confirmed against your stand and ETA.
French Guiana Catering, Answered
Questions Our Ops Desk Hears Locally
Ask operations directly →Which station in French Guiana takes wide-body aircraft?
Matoury (CAY) carries the country's longest runway at 3,196 metres and a wide-body aerodrome reference code. Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, Saint-Georges-de-l'Oyapock and Maripasoula are narrow-body fields.
Can you cater a diversion or technical stop in French Guiana?
Yes. Ad hoc airline catering covers diversions, technical stops and AOG uplifts, built to flight number, ETA and cabin count as soon as they are received.
Do you cater government and VIP flights in French Guiana?
Government flight catering and VIP flight catering run on cleared personnel and sealed loads, with a single named coordinator carrying the movement from kitchen to galley door.
Is private jet catering available at French Guiana's smaller fields?
Business aviation catering is delivered to FBOs and GA terminals across the country's stations on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
How is a charter flight catering order placed for a wide-body movement?
Send flight number, aircraft type, stand and pax/crew split per cabin to the ops desk; the build is staged to the galley layout for a full three-cabin uplift.
Request Airline Catering in French Guiana
Get a Quote for Your Next French Guiana Uplift
One ops desk covers the whole route in French Guiana. Give us the aircraft and what you need loaded, and a coordinator comes back with a quote.
orders@aerogourmet.com · operations desk, 24/7
Airline & VIP flight catering, any airport