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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Concepción, Paraguay
Airside airline catering, VIP & private jet catering at Concepción (SGCO / CIO)
CIO (IATA) · SGCO (ICAO)
One narrow-body reference code governs every stand here, so inflight catering is planned to that airframe rather than to a wide-body assumption. In-flight catering at this station still moves by hi-loader to galley height, with uplift staged airside for scheduled, charter, VIP and government departures alike.
1,850 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 — Concepción
Inflight catering loaded to galley height at Concepción
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aviation catering timeline, order to boarding, at SGCO
Flight catering sealed and logged to the stand at Concepción
Every catering uplift bound for the single narrow-body stand at Concepción moves as a sealed cart, not a loose delivery. Ramp access is held on our own clearance, so the cart crosses the apron on a route agreed with the handling desk rather than queued behind general traffic. What reaches the galley door here is what left the kitchen sealed, at the time the loading plan set for it.
Between our kitchen and the narrow-body stand at SGCO sit screening, an escort across the apron, and the ordinary traffic of a single-runway field. None of that touches the galley catering itself: the chain of custody is fixed before the cart leaves the kitchen, and it is not renegotiated on the ramp. Every catering uplift is sealed at departure, logged again at the galley door, and signed off against the loading sheet so responsibility for the load never sits with more than one crew at a time.
One coordinator carries the seal from our kitchen to the signature at the galley.
Airline food supplier kitchen serving Concepción airport
Pilot meals and cleared production crews for CIO
Boarding at Concepción's narrow-body stand is provisioned from one flight kitchen run to HACCP method, with hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under a single roof. Airport catering at CIO depends on that consolidation: a single-runway field with one stand has no room for a second, competing supply route, so everything staged for boarding leaves from the same sealed kitchen. Airport catering in Paraguay is built on that same principle, cold chain held from production through to the cart that crosses the apron at SGCO.
Catering at CIO for government flight catering and household work is handled by the same named team on every rotation, not a rotating pool. Each member carries security clearance on file, sits on the access list for the kitchen and the ramp, and is trained to the paperwork a sealed uplift travels with. That continuity is what a protocol officer checks first, and at a single-stand station it is easier to hold than to improvise.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at Concepción (CIO)
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at SGCO
Menus at Concepción are written to the cabin fitted to the narrow-body reference code held here, then to the mission flying it: scheduled service, a charter block, or a government movement. Inflight catering at SGCO draws on produce from the surrounding Paraguay countryside where the route allows it, favouring dairy, river fish and orchard fruit in season rather than a fixed catalogue. Cabin counts here run from a single-class layout to a mixed configuration, and the specification changes with it rather than staying generic. Every dietary and religious set is documented per passenger and per cabin, filed against the loading sheet before the cart leaves the kitchen.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP work at Concepción is plated to a written specification rather than a fixed menu, with à-la-carte and caviar service available on request for the movements that call for it. VIP flight catering here is filed against the same protocol record that follows the aircraft from kitchen to stand.
Business cabins
Business cabins at SGCO take a multi-choice hot service built to the galley fitted on the narrow-body airframe, boarded in oven-ready tray sets rather than loose trays. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, sealed alongside the passenger load.
Protocol & dietary
Household, religious and medical requirements at Concepción are documented per passenger before departure, covering halal and kosher sets and the full range of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering produced against an SPML request is built on a separate line and sealed ahead of the rest of the load.
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
Cold chain and HACCP for aircraft catering at Concepción (CIO)
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.
Airport catering delivered airside at SGCO / CIO
Concepción runs scheduled and charter movements through a single narrow-body stand, so the traffic profile here is one rotation at a time rather than a bank of simultaneous departures. That shapes catering around sequence: one loading plan per movement, checked and cleared before the next is staged, with no overlap to absorb a delay. Airline catering at SGCO is built to that rhythm, and it is what lets a government or VIP movement slot into the same stand without disturbing scheduled traffic.
The uplift travels a fixed route from our kitchen to the stand, sealed cart to hi-loader, boarded to galley height rather than left at the foot of the aircraft. Aviation catering in Concepción is handled with our own ramp clearance rather than routed through a shared handling queue, and airport catering at SGCO is planned against that single stand rather than a general terminal footprint.
We commit one coordinator to each rotation here, sealed carts at departure, and in-flight catering in Paraguay closed out with a signed handover at the galley door.
VVIP catering and commercial flights at CIO
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Government and state flight catering at Concepción
The 1850 m runway at Concepción takes the narrow-body aircraft that carries most state and delegation traffic through this stand. Government flight catering here documents the protocol file per passenger, assigns security-cleared staff to the load, and seals the uplift before it leaves the kitchen for any head of state or official movement routed through SGCO.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at SGCO
A private airliner sized to the narrow-body category clears Concepción's single stand without difficulty, which is what makes royal flight catering practical on a field this size. VVIP work here, including BBJ and ACJ movements, is held to a written household specification kept on file between rotations, with halal and household dietary requirements produced on request at CIO.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at CIO
Onto the single stand at Concepción, charter flight catering is staged the same way as a scheduled turn: a full narrow-body uplift counted against the loading sheet before boarding. Charter flight catering in Concepción serves ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, with multi-leg rotations sequenced through the same coordinator who closes the handover.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Concepción
Our kitchen works to the narrow-body reference code held at Concepción's single stand, provisioning carriers that treat SGCO as an outstation as readily as a scheduled turn. Outstation catering at Concepción, ad hoc airline catering in Paraguay, diversion catering and technical stop catering all run off the same duty roster, with crew meals at CIO boxed to the roster and crew meals in Concepción cleared through the same sealed route across a multi-leg rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at SGCO
A single narrow-body stand at Concepción means business aviation is sequenced around scheduled and charter turns rather than given a stand of its own, so timing is agreed with the ramp before a movement is confirmed. Private jet catering in Paraguay reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
Private jets →
Inflight catering rated by operators at CIO
Flight departments on jet catering at Concepción airport
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“We were looking for a dependable airline catering partner in Concepción (CIO/SGCO) and the process was straightforward. They understood airline operations and kept communication short, clear, and useful. A good partner to have when the usual supplier is not available. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★☆Private jet operator
Andrea — Passenger Services Manager
“We used the service for VIP flight catering in Concepción on a VIP rotation through CIO/SGCO. Everything arrived fresh, well presented, and easy for the cabin crew to organize before boarding. Good local support for a VIP operation. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Eric — Charter Planning Manager
“We had several SPML on our order at Concepción (CIO/SGCO) and everything was handled correctly. The order arrived complete and the special requests were handled with the same presentation as the regular meals. We were happy with the accuracy of the order. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Joana — Airline Operations Manager
Flight catering station reference for Concepción (SGCO / CIO)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest runway | 1,850 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | SGCO |
Airline catering services FAQ for Concepción (CIO)
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Concepción (CIO)
What operations gets asked every week about Concepción.
Ask operations directly →What is the lead time for an order out of Concepción?
We ask for standard orders with the usual airline planning cycle, but how far in advance depends on the cabin count and specification; last minute airline catering can still be sequenced into the loading plan where the schedule allows it.
Do you handle VIP flight catering and government flight catering at Concepción Airport?
Yes, under a documented protocol: security-cleared staff, a sealed uplift, and the paperwork filed per passenger for VIP and government movements alike.
How are halal, kosher and special meal codes handled at CIO?
CIO produces halal and kosher sets and the full range of IATA SPML codes on a separate line, documented per passenger and sealed ahead of the rest of the load.
SGCO — do you deliver airline catering airside, and how does it reach the aircraft?
The hi-loader carries the sealed cart from our kitchen to galley height, so airside delivery ends at the door rather than at the foot of the stand.
Can you deliver private jet catering to the FBOs and the GA terminal at Concepción?
The same coordinator who runs the airline rotation also books business aviation slots, so FBO catering reaches every operator on the field on the same cold chain.
Commercial aviation catering near Concepción
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
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