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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Matoury, French Guiana
Airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering at Matoury (SOCA / CAY)
CAY (IATA) · SOCA (ICAO)
Our kitchen provisions a wide-body reference field at Matoury, so a full three-cabin uplift moves by hi-loader to galley height rather than to the foot of the aircraft. Inflight catering at Matoury runs on that ramp access, and in-flight catering at CAY is staged, sealed and boarded the same way whatever the mission on the stand.
3,196 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
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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 — Matoury
Wide-body inflight catering at CAY
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
In-flight catering loading window at Matoury, French Guiana
Aviation catering from sealed cart to galley door at Matoury airport
Ramp access at Matoury is what a diversion or a tight turnaround is planned against, because the convoy between our kitchen and the stand is the variable, not the food once it is sealed. Catering uplift here moves under escort from seal to signature, checked at the apron gate before it reaches the aircraft. The window holds whether the rotation is a scheduled service or an ad hoc call at short notice.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Matoury sit screening, an escort routing and apron traffic that a single wide-body reference field concentrates onto one set of stands. We plan the galley catering uplift against the worst of that convoy rather than the average of it, because a delay on the apron costs the loading window, not the kitchen.
Each cart is sealed at production and its temperature logged there; the same cart is checked again at the aircraft, and the handover carries a signature that closes the chain of custody for that rotation. Nothing reaches the galley door without both records attached.
One coordinator carries the seal from our kitchen to the signature at the aircraft.
Cargo crew meals and passenger uplifts for SOCA / CAY
Airline food supplier crews cleared for Matoury (CAY)
Airport catering at CAY is provisioned from a single kitchen built around hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol cell held under one roof. Airport catering in Matoury is run this way because the field holds one wide-body reference code, so every stand draws on the same production line rather than on split facilities. That flight kitchen at CAY works to an HACCP standard across the whole process, from intake to the sealed cart.
The team handling government flight catering at this station is the same named crew on every rotation, carrying security clearance on file and a place on the access list before they reach the ramp. They are trained to royal household standards as well as to airline turnaround pace, so a state movement and a scheduled service draw on the same discipline. Chain of custody for a sealed uplift never passes to anyone outside that named group.
Halal airline meals and special meals at Matoury
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at Matoury, French Guiana
Inflight catering in Matoury is planned to the cabin and the mission rather than to a fixed set, so a menu shifts with a delegation, a repeat charter or a scheduled turnaround without changing the tray standard behind it. Local produce from French Guiana enters the plan where the season allows it, drawing on regional fish, dairy and orchard fruit rather than on a fixed import list. Every set is written to the aircraft's cabin configuration, so First, Business and main cabin never share a specification. Allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements are documented per passenger and per cabin, and produced against that record rather than against a general assumption.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at CAY draw on VIP flight catering plated to a written specification, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request. The presentation is filed against the standing order, so a repeat rotation is served to the same set every time it lands.
Business cabins
Business cabins at SOCA run a multi-choice hot service built to cabin specification, boxed in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted on the aircraft. Crew meals in French Guiana are boarded alongside, with cabin crew meals and pilot meals sorted and sealed to the roster.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Matoury are documented per passenger, covering household, religious and medical sets produced to the full range of IATA special meal codes. Halal and kosher sets are produced on a separate line and sealed before it leaves that line, so inflight catering in French Guiana carries its own record with it onto the aircraft.
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
HACCP-compliant aircraft catering at Matoury, French Guiana
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 SOCA
Matoury holds a single wide-body reference code across its one runway, which concentrates scheduled, charter and government traffic onto the same stands rather than spreading it across separate fields. That mix turns a state delegation into a documentation problem as much as a loading one, and a peak rotation into a capacity question our kitchen has to plan for in advance.
Airline catering at CAY moves from our kitchen to the stand under airside delivery, boarded by hi-loader to galley height rather than left at the foot of the aircraft. Inflight catering at CAY and aviation catering in French Guiana are staged through that same ramp access, with our own crew on the apron for the handover.
One coordinator carries the load from seal to signature on every rotation, whatever the mission on the stand that day.
Scheduled, charter and VVIP catering at CAY
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Government and state flight catering at Matoury
A head of state aircraft using the wide-body reference stand at Matoury draws on the same production line as a scheduled service, which is what lets government flight catering here move on short protocol notice. Delegations and official movements are documented per passenger, handled by security-cleared staff, and sealed before the load leaves our kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at SOCA
On a runway measuring 3196 metres, Matoury takes private airliners flown for royal and VVIP movements without a change of stand. Royal flight catering here is held to a written household specification kept on file between movements, covering BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VIP configurations, with halal and other household dietary requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at CAY
A single wide-body stand sets the sequence a charter loading plan has to work around, staging each cart in the order the galleys are laid out rather than by arrival time. Charter flight catering at Matoury serves ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, and charter flight catering at CAY is counted against the loading sheet for a full three-cabin uplift on every rotation.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Matoury
A single wide-body reference field concentrates every carrier using Matoury onto the same stands, which is what makes ad hoc airline catering at CAY a matter of one duty roster rather than several. Outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering run off that roster, AOG included, across a multi-leg rotation, while crew meals in Matoury are boxed to the same schedule.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at SOCA
The runway measures 3196 metres, which keeps business aviation on the same wide-body-cleared ramp as scheduled traffic rather than on a separate strip. Private jet catering in Matoury reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift, with business aviation catering and FBO catering handled by our dedicated business jet catering branch.
Private jets →
Inflight catering rated by operators at SOCA
Flight departments on jet catering at SOCA / CAY
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“We used the team at Matoury (CAY/SOCA) for diverted flight catering after an unexpected operational change. Communication was fast and practical, which made a difficult turnaround much easier for our crew. We would use them again for another short-notice stop. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Carlos — Ramp Operations Manager
“We needed airline catering at outstations for a flight through Matoury (CAY/SOCA) and the process was much easier than expected. Updates were concise and the delivery timing matched our handling plan. Very useful coverage for smaller or less familiar stations. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Maya — Cabin Service Coordinator
“For our flight at Matoury (CAY/SOCA), we needed a quick airline catering quote before confirming the order. The inclusions were easy to understand, lead time was realistic, and there were no surprises when the final order was confirmed. We appreciated the transparency. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★☆Charter operator
Jin — Operations Desk Manager
Matoury (SOCA / CAY): airport catering data
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 3,196 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | SOCA |
Airline catering services FAQ for Matoury
Crew meals, lead times and access at Matoury
What operations gets asked every week about Matoury.
Ask operations directly →Which factors set airline catering cost at CAY?
The loader, the cart count and the route from our kitchen to the stand set the specification; cabin count, menu complexity and the loading window then decide the figure, so our desk quotes each rotation on request rather than off a price list.
Where does private jet catering reach on the field at SOCA?
The handover record travels with every load and covers the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal alike, so FBO catering at this station runs on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
Are halal, kosher and SPML meals produced at Matoury?
The coordinator on duty logs every special meal against the passenger record, and halal, kosher and the full set of IATA special meal codes are produced on a separate line and sealed before departure.
When are VIP, VVIP and government flights catered at Matoury Airport?
Once a protocol file is confirmed, VIP flight catering and government flight catering are handled by the same named cleared crew, working to the household and security standard that file sets.
What does airside delivery look like for airline catering at CAY?
We load every cart by hi-loader straight to galley height, keeping airside delivery under escort from the kitchen seal to the signature at the aircraft.
Aviation catering at airports near Matoury
OYP / SOOG
Saint-Georges-de-l'Oyapock
French Guiana · 120 km from Matoury
Airline & VIP flight catering →
OYK / SBOI
Oiapoque
Brazil · 124 km from Matoury
Airline & VIP flight catering →
LDX / SOOM
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
French Guiana · 199 km from Matoury
Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Matoury (CAY / SOCA)
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Aircraft · stand · local time
Offloading
Return leg, if any
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Counts · menus · files
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