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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Ilo, Peru
Private jet catering, VIP flight catering and airline catering at Ilo (SPLO / ILQ)
ILQ (IATA) · SPLO (ICAO)
A 2,500 metre runway at Ilo takes the wide-body movements this station is built to board, and the aerodrome reference code holds the same class through every rotation. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering, in-flight catering and hi-loader uplift from ramp to galley height, ahead of scheduled, charter, VIP, government and private jet departures.
2,500 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
1
Runways
02
VIP at any volume
8 First covers or 400 passengers across three cabins, same execution
03
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 — Ilo
Inflight catering with hi-loader boarding at SPLO / ILQ
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering order window at Ilo
Aircraft catering handover at the galley door, ILQ
Ramp access at Ilo is what sets the pace of the catering uplift, because the cart moves from our kitchen seal to the galley door on the same clearance every rotation. Nothing about that route is estimated: it is walked, escorted across the apron and logged at each checkpoint before the hi-loader takes the load to height. The wide-body reference code held here means the same sequence applies whether the aircraft on stand is scheduled, chartered or flying under government protocol.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Ilo sit screening, escort and apron traffic, and the convoy is the part of the operation we plan against, not the food. Every catering uplift leaves the kitchen sealed, moves under escort on a fixed route across the apron, and is logged at the checkpoint before it reaches the aircraft. The chain of custody runs unbroken from that seal to the signature at the galley, with the temperature checked at both ends of the galley catering handover so nothing on the manifest goes unaccounted for.
One sealed route, one signature: the convoy is the risk we plan against, never the food.
Crew meals and pilot meals for Ilo (ILQ) departures
Cargo crew meals produced to the same standard at SPLO
The flight kitchen that provisions airport catering at Ilo runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built to HACCP standard from intake to the sealed cart. That single site is what lets airport catering in Peru answer a scheduled rotation and a diplomatic movement from the same production day, without splitting the cold chain across two facilities. Airport catering in Ilo, and the flight kitchen at ILQ that stands behind it, is organised around one sealed route out, not several.
The team that handles government flight catering at Ilo is the same named crew every rotation, not a rotating roster assigned on the day. Each member carries a security clearance on file, sits on the access list for the protocol cell, and is trained to the household standards a royal or state movement expects on the ramp. That continuity is what a protocol officer checks first, and it is held here as a standing condition of the contract, not as an exception arranged for a single flight.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at Ilo, Peru
VVIP catering to a written specification at Ilo airport
Menus at Ilo are written to the cabin and the mission first, then to the season: a wide-body rotation carries different specifications in First, Business and main cabin, and each one is planned separately rather than scaled down from the last. Where produce is drawn from the region, it stays general — dairy, fish, orchard fruit — set against a documented specification rather than a description of a dish. Inflight catering at Ilo closes on the paperwork as much as the plate: allergen, halal, kosher and medical sets are labelled per passenger and per cabin, and filed against the loading sheet before the cart is sealed. That documentation travels with the uplift, not behind it, so the crew accepting the load at the aircraft can check it against the manifest in the time the turnaround allows.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Ilo carry 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 for SPLO, so a repeat rotation receives the same standard without a fresh briefing each time.
Business cabins
Business cabins at Ilo run a multi-choice hot service built to cabin specification, in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft on stand. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately from the passenger tray sets and loaded to the roster for ILQ.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary cabins at Ilo document household, religious and medical requirements per passenger, covering halal and kosher sets alongside the full range of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering here is produced on a separate line at SPLO and sealed before it leaves that line, so the cart reaching the aircraft carries nothing but the labelled, matched trays.
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 Ilo airport
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 Ilo
Ilo carries scheduled, charter and government traffic across a single wide-body stand, so a delegation movement is worked as a documentation problem and a peak departure wave is worked as a capacity one, on the same reference code either way. That single stand is what forces one loading plan to answer both cases without a second kitchen route to fall back on.
The uplift reaches the aircraft from our kitchen by sealed cart, escorted across the apron and lifted by hi-loader to galley door height rather than left at the foot of the stairs. Airline catering in Ilo and aviation catering at ILQ run off that one route, with ramp access held on our own clearance rather than handed to a kerbside crew; airport catering at ILQ is planned stand by stand rather than assumed from a generic schedule.
One coordinator carries the rotation from kitchen seal to aircraft signature, so in-flight catering at Ilo and inflight catering in Peru answer to the same named handover every time, not a different one each rotation.
Commercial aviation catering and VVIP missions at SPLO
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Government and state flight catering at Ilo
Sequencing a delegation movement around one wide-body stand means the protocol file has to be settled before the aircraft is on the ground, not after. Government flight catering at Ilo covers state visits and official movements for a head of state aircraft with security-cleared staff and the uplift sealed at SPLO before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at SPLO
Aerodrome reference code wide-body, and that single classification is what lets a private airliner board here on the same standard as a scheduled wide-body service. Royal flight catering at Ilo runs for BBJ, ACJ and other wide-body VIP movements, held to a written household specification kept on file between rotations, with halal and royal household requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at ILQ
We load a full three-cabin specification against one wide-body stand for every charter movement through Ilo, counted against the loading sheet before the doors close. Charter flight catering at ILQ covers ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, with charter flight catering at SPLO staged in the order the galleys are laid out.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Ilo
Off a single 2,500 metre runway, Ilo still holds the wide-body reference code that lets a scheduled carrier run this station as an outstation rather than a one-off stop. Outstation catering and diversion catering sit on the same duty roster as technical stop catering, with ad hoc airline catering and AOG covered across a multi-leg rotation, and crew meals at SPLO boxed to the roster the same as any planned departure out of Ilo.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at SPLO
The 2,500 metre runway at Ilo also carries the business aviation movements that use the GA terminal rather than the main apron. Private jet catering at SPLO reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as a wide-body airline uplift, kept behind the commercial rotation rather than ahead of it.
Private jets →
Airline catering services trusted at Ilo airport
Ops desks on aviation catering at Ilo (ILQ)
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“For a government operation through Ilo (ILQ/SPLO), we required discreet presidential flight catering. The team understood the need for confidentiality and kept the order organized despite late passenger and dietary changes. Reliable, discreet, and easy to work with. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Naomi — Flight Operations Coordinator
“For a VIP rotation through Ilo (ILQ/SPLO), we used the team for BBJ catering. Everything arrived neatly packed, easy to identify in the galley, and consistent with the presentation we requested. A very smooth experience for the cabin team. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★☆Charter operator
Anas — Cargo Flight Support Manager
“We arranged hajj charter catering for a group movement through Ilo (ILQ/SPLO). Packaging was practical for the cabin and the uplift arrived in good order for departure. Good coordination for a high-volume movement. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Aisha — Dispatch Support Coordinator
Outstation catering data for Ilo (SPLO / ILQ)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 2,500 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | SPLO |
Business jet catering questions at Ilo, Peru
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Ilo, Peru
What operations gets asked every week about Ilo.
Ask operations directly →Which factors set airline catering cost at ILQ?
The loader, the cart count and the cabin specification set the quote, not a flat rate; the desk prices cabin count, tray specification and the loading window before it returns a figure.
When is VIP, VVIP and government flight catering handled at SPLO, and under what protocol?
Once a movement is confirmed as VIP, VVIP or a government flight, it moves onto the protocol file: security-cleared staff, a sealed uplift and a documented handover replace the standard duty roster for that rotation.
Does Ilo need a fixed lead time, and how late can the specification still change?
Every rotation is opened on a standard lead time, and each cabin specification inside it can still be adjusted closer to departure than a first booking, right up to the point the cart is sealed; late changes are handled as amendments against the same loading sheet, not as a fresh order.
Where is private jet catering delivered for movements through Ilo Airport?
The delivery record shows FBO catering reaching every FBO on the field and the GA terminal, on the same cold chain and paperwork as a wide-body uplift, logged against the same handover standard.
What does airside delivery look like for airline catering at ILQ?
We move every uplift by hi-loader from a sealed cart to galley door height, escorted across the apron rather than handed off at the foot of the aircraft, so the load reaches the cabin already at height.
Jet catering at airports near Ilo
TCQ / SPTN
Tacna
Peru · 120 km from Ilo
Airline & VIP flight catering →
ARI / SCAR
Arica
Chile · 129 km from Ilo
Airline & VIP flight catering →
AQP / SPQU
Arequipa
Peru · 152 km from Ilo
Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Uplift at Ilo (ILQ)