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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay
Hi-loader airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering at Mariscal Estigarribia (SGME / ESG)
ESG (IATA) · SGME (ICAO)
Our kitchen boards a wide-body reference field at a station built around one runway, so a full three-cabin uplift moves by hi-loader straight to galley height rather than waiting kerbside. Inflight catering here runs off one ops desk, with in-flight catering staged for scheduled, charter, VIP, government and private jet movements alike.
3,500 m
Longest runway
Wide-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 — Mariscal Estigarribia
Commercial aviation catering at wide-body scale, ESG
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering order window for SGME departures
Aircraft catering sealed from kitchen to galley at Mariscal Estigarribia
Ramp access at this wide-body field means the convoy runs straight from our kitchen to the stand without a kerbside handoff, and the sequence is timed rather than guessed. Each cart is sealed before it leaves the kitchen and opened only at the galley door, so the apron crossing is the one variable we control tightly. The window closes when the loading crew signs for the load at the aircraft, not before.
Between our kitchen and the wide-body stand at Mariscal Estigarribia sit screening, an escorted convoy and apron traffic, and the chain of custody is planned against the worst of those three rather than the average. Every catering uplift is sealed at the kitchen, carried under escort and opened only at the galley, so nothing changes hands unescorted on the apron. Temperatures are logged at sealing and again at handover, and the loading crew signs against the manifest before the galley catering leaves our custody for good.
One seal, one escort, one signature: the same custody from our kitchen to the galley.
Airline catering companies' production standard at SGME / ESG
Pilot meals and cleared production crews for ESG
The flight kitchen behind Mariscal Estigarribia runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built to HACCP standard rather than to a single fixed menu. Airport catering at Mariscal Estigarribia draws on that same production for every cabin on the rotation, from a boxed crew set to a full VVIP specification. Airport catering in Mariscal Estigarribia is planned from the flight kitchen at ESG outward, never from the stand backward.
The team behind government flight catering at this station is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool pulled in for one movement. Security clearance is held on file, each member sits on the access list, and household service standards are trained rather than improvised on the day. That same crew carries the paperwork that travels with a sealed uplift from the kitchen to the signature at the aircraft.
Halal airline meals and special meals at Mariscal Estigarribia (ESG)
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at SGME
Menus at this wide-body field are written to the cabin fitted on the aircraft and to the mission it is flying, not to a single fixed offer repeated on every rotation. Inflight catering at Mariscal Estigarribia draws on Paraguay's own dairy, river fish and orchard fruit where the season allows it, worked into a specification rather than a fixed dish list. The tray set is fixed to the cabin class and the season adjusts what fills it, so a VIP flight menu and a charter flight menu can run from the same kitchen on the same day. Every allergen, halal, kosher and medical set is documented per passenger and per cabin before it is sealed.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Mariscal Estigarribia take VIP flight catering plated to a written specification, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request rather than fixed in advance. Every presentation is filed against the standing order, so a repeat rotation boards to the same VIP flight catering in Paraguay each time.
Business cabins
Business cabins at SGME take multi-choice hot service built to cabin specification, in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted on the aircraft. Crew meals at SGME and crew meals in Mariscal Estigarribia move as tray sets and boxes, with cabin crew meals and pilot meals boarded separately from the passenger load.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at this station are documented per passenger before the cart is sealed, covering household, religious and medical requirements alongside halal and kosher sets. Inflight catering at ESG produces the full range of IATA special meal codes on a separate line, sealed there before it ever reaches the galley.
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 under HACCP control at ESG
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 SGME / ESG
Mariscal Estigarribia sits on a single runway built to a wide-body reference code, which means the traffic pattern favours full-aircraft movements over rapid narrow-body turns. Aviation catering in Paraguay is planned around that pattern: a delegation is worked as a documentation exercise, a peak wave as a capacity exercise, and a repeat rotation as a matter of holding one specification steady across visits.
In-flight catering at SGME moves from the flight kitchen to the wide-body stand under an escorted convoy, boarded by hi-loader to galley height rather than left at the foot of the aircraft. Airline catering in Mariscal Estigarribia and airport catering at SGME both run off that same route, with ramp access held on our own credentials rather than a general kerbside pass.
On every stand at this station, one coordinator carries the movement from sealed cart to signed handover, and inflight catering in Mariscal Estigarribia closes on that signature.
Scheduled, charter and VVIP catering at Mariscal Estigarribia (ESG)
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Government and state flight catering at Mariscal Estigarribia
A head of state aircraft boards here on the same wide-body stand built for full three-cabin movements, which is what makes a delegation or an official visit workable at this field rather than exceptional. Government flight catering at ESG documents the protocol file per passenger, holds security-cleared staff on the access list, and seals the uplift before it leaves the kitchen for catering at ESG.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at SGME
Across the 3,500 metres of runway at this field, a private airliner in the BBJ or ACJ class boards on the same wide-body stand used for a full-service movement. Royal flight catering at this station is held to a written household specification kept on file between visits, with halal and household dietary requirements produced on request for catering at SGME.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at ESG
A full three-cabin uplift has to be staged in the order the galleys are laid out, which the 3,500 metre runway here allows for a wide-body charter movement rather than a narrow-body turn. Charter flight catering in Mariscal Estigarribia covers ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, with charter flight catering at SGME counted against the loading sheet before boarding begins.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Mariscal Estigarribia
The wide-body reference code held at this station sets the stand and equipment on which every airline movement here is planned. Ad hoc airline catering at Mariscal Estigarribia covers outstation catering in Mariscal Estigarribia for carriers running this field as a stop, with diversion catering and technical stop catering worked off the same duty roster, crew meals at Mariscal Estigarribia and crew meals in Paraguay boarded alongside the passenger load across a multi-leg rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at SGME
The 3,500 metre runway at this field takes a private airliner alongside the wide-body traffic it was built for, which puts business aviation on the same apron rather than a separate one. Private jet catering in Paraguay is delivered to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal by our dedicated branch, on the same cold chain and paperwork as an FBO catering or business aviation catering order for the main terminal.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering trusted at Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay
Flight departments on jet catering at Mariscal Estigarribia airport
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“Our ops team used the service at Mariscal Estigarribia (ESG/SGME) as an airline catering broker. One contact handled the order from confirmation through delivery, which saved our dispatch team a lot of follow-up. We would use the service again without hesitation. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Government flight department
Lorenzo — Mission Support Manager
“Our team needed VIP flight catering in Mariscal Estigarribia for a short-notice flight at ESG/SGME. Everything arrived fresh, well presented, and easy for the cabin crew to organize before boarding. A very easy service to use at this station. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★☆Charter operator
Ahmed — Charter Operations Manager
“We had several halal airline meals on our order at Mariscal Estigarribia (ESG/SGME) and everything was handled correctly. Each item was clearly identified, separated from the standard meals, and easy to check before boarding. A good experience with complex dietary requests. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Diana — Cargo Duty Officer
Airport catering reference for Mariscal Estigarribia (SGME / ESG)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 3,500 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | SGME |
Outstation catering questions at Mariscal Estigarribia (ESG)
Technical stop catering questions at Mariscal Estigarribia (ESG)
What operations gets asked every week about Mariscal Estigarribia.
Ask operations directly →Whose protocol governs VIP, VVIP and government flight catering at Mariscal Estigarribia?
For every delegation, state movement or royal rotation, government flight catering and VIP flight catering here run to a written protocol held on file, with security clearance checked against the access list before the cart is sealed.
Mariscal Estigarribia — how far in advance does an order need to be placed, and how late can the specification change?
The sealed cart is loaded against a confirmed specification, so lead time depends on the cabin count and the mission; last minute airline catering is worked where the kitchen schedule allows it, and the desk confirms how far in advance a given change can still be made.
How far are halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes produced and documented at ESG?
Held to the same HACCP standard as the rest of the kitchen, halal, kosher and the full set of SPML codes are produced on a separate line and documented per passenger before sealing.
Is airline catering delivered airside at SGME, and how does the uplift reach the aircraft?
The loading coordinator manages the convoy from kitchen to stand under escort, with airside delivery boarded by hi-loader straight to galley height rather than set down at the foot of the aircraft.
At what point does private jet catering reach the FBOs and the GA terminal at Mariscal Estigarribia?
The sealed cart leaves our kitchen first and is routed to whichever FBO or the GA terminal the movement is parked at, so FBO catering follows the same chain of custody as an airline uplift.
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