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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Iquitos, Peru
Airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering — Iquitos (SPQT / IQT)
IQT (IATA) · SPQT (ICAO)
A single wide-body reference code at Iquitos governs everything boarded here, from a scheduled rotation to a sealed VIP uplift. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering off one ramp desk, with hi-loader boarding straight to galley height and uplift staged airside rather than left at the foot of the aircraft.
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
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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 — Iquitos
Wide-body aviation catering at Iquitos, Peru
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering lead times at Iquitos, Peru
Aircraft catering sealed from kitchen to galley at Iquitos airport
Ramp access at Iquitos is what decides whether a loading window holds: the apron sequencing, the escort to the stand, and the order the galley doors are worked. AERO GOURMET builds the catering uplift around that sequence rather than around a menu list, so the cart that leaves the kitchen first is the cart the galley needs first. Every step from seal to signature is logged against the aircraft it is loaded onto, at Iquitos and at every station we work.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Iquitos sit screening, an escort onto the apron, and the general traffic of a working ramp, and the galley catering is planned against the worst of those, not the best case.
Each cart is sealed at the kitchen door, logged again at handover, and the driver stays with the load until a named crew member signs for it on the aircraft, which is what a catering uplift at this reference code has to survive to count as delivered.
The chain of custody runs from that first seal to that last signature with nothing in between left unrecorded, so a delay on the apron shows up on the log rather than in the galley.
One seal, one route, one signature: that is the whole loading window.
Crew meals and pilot meals for Iquitos departures
Cleared crews behind government flight catering at Iquitos (IQT)
Your rotation out of Iquitos is provisioned from one flight kitchen that runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built to the HACCP standard the whole network runs to. Airport catering at Iquitos is planned stand by stand rather than as a single daily batch, and airport catering here holds the same cold chain from the moment a tray is sealed to the moment it reaches the galley. That structure is what lets a wide-body departure and a single ad hoc uplift run out of the same building without either one waiting on the other.
Government flight catering at this reference code is worked by the same named crew every rotation, not a rotating pool assigned on the day. Each of them holds security clearance on file, sits on the access list for the ramp and the kitchen, and is trained to the paperwork a sealed uplift travels with rather than to any particular menu. That continuity is what a protocol desk checks first, ahead of anything printed on a specification sheet.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at Iquitos
Commercial aviation catering written per cabin at Iquitos, Peru
Menus at Iquitos are written to the cabin and the mission first, and to the calendar second: a scheduled main-cabin service is built differently from a single VIP charter, even when both board the same day. Inflight catering here draws on regional produce where the season allows it, described in general terms rather than as a fixed dish, and adjusted route by route rather than issued from one master list. Every specification carries its documented allergen, halal, kosher and medical variants, labelled per passenger and per cabin before it leaves the kitchen. The same standing order can be called again on a later rotation without being rewritten from scratch.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins out of Iquitos are plated to a written specification rather than to a fixed menu, with à-la-carte service on request and the presentation filed against the standing order each time it is called. VIP flight catering here is repeatable precisely because it is documented, not because it is improvised well.
Business cabins
Business cabins at SPQT run on multi-choice hot service built to a cabin specification, in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft on the stand. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals travel in their own tray sets and meal boxes, boxed against the roster rather than the passenger count.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Iquitos are documented per passenger before boarding, covering household, religious and medical requests alongside halal and kosher sets and the full range of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering for these sets is produced on a separate line and sealed before it leaves that line, keeping the record clean from kitchen to 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
Cold chain and HACCP for aircraft catering at SPQT
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 SPQT
Iquitos carries scheduled, charter and government traffic across a single wide-body reference code, and that mix sets the planning problem before any menu is written: a delegation is a documentation load, a charter wave is a capacity load, a repeat rotation is a repetition load, and each is worked differently even off the same kitchen. Airline catering at SPQT is planned against whichever of those the day's schedule actually brings, not against an average day.
The uplift reaches the aircraft from our flight kitchen by sealed cart, escorted onto the apron and loaded by hi-loader to the stand rather than handed off at the foot of the aircraft. Aviation catering at SPQT and in-flight catering in Iquitos both run off that same route, with ramp access held on our own clearance for the crossing.
One coordinator carries the rotation from kitchen to signature, and airport catering in Peru at this station closes on a signed handover rather than a delivery note left at the door.
Scheduled, charter and VVIP catering at Iquitos, Peru
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Government and state flight catering at Iquitos
A single wide-body reference code governs every stand at Iquitos, and that is the standard a delegation movement is built against. Government flight catering here documents the protocol file per passenger, runs on security-cleared staff, and seals the uplift before it leaves the kitchen for a head of state aircraft or any official movement on the schedule.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Iquitos
A private airliner on a household movement boards at Iquitos on the same wide-body reference code that clears a scheduled widebody, which is what makes the rotation possible here at all. Royal flight catering on that stand runs to a written household specification kept on file between movements, covering BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VIP airframes, with halal and other household dietary requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at SPQT
On the wide-body stands at Iquitos, the reference code held here is what lets a full three-cabin charter uplift board without a second stand being found for it. Charter flight catering serves ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, counted against the loading sheet and staged in the order the galleys are laid out, with charter flight catering repeatable across each leg of the same rotation.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at IQT
Our kitchen provisions the wide-body reference code at Iquitos across a full multi-leg rotation, not a single flight at a time. Carriers running this station as an outstation call on ad hoc airline catering and outstation catering for a rotation added late, on diversion catering when a routing changes mid-day, and on technical stop catering and AOG cover when a turnaround runs long.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Iquitos
Sharing one wide-body reference code with scheduled and charter traffic means a business aviation movement at Iquitos has to be sequenced around those larger rotations rather than boarded on its own timetable. Private jet catering here reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, through our dedicated FBO catering, business aviation catering and business jet catering line.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at Iquitos, Peru
Operators on commercial aviation catering at SPQT / IQT
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“We needed an airline ops catering supplier at Iquitos (IQT/SPQT) and the support was excellent. They coordinated locally, sent useful updates, and kept the final uplift aligned with our revised schedule. A good partner to have when the usual supplier is not available. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Alberto — Trip Support Manager
“We booked airline catering in Iquitos for a flight operating through IQT/SPQT. The order was confirmed quickly, delivered on time, and packed exactly as requested for the aircraft. Good local support for a VIP operation. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★☆Scheduled airline
Andrea — Outstation Manager
“Our passenger profile required special meal codes at Iquitos (IQT/SPQT), with several different dietary restrictions. All requirements were followed and the cabin crew could see immediately which meal belonged to which passenger. That attention to detail makes a big difference onboard. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★☆Private jet operator
Elias — Executive Charter Coordinator
Iquitos (SPQT / IQT): airport catering data
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 2,500 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | SPQT |
Business jet catering questions at Iquitos
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Iquitos
What operations gets asked every week about Iquitos.
Ask operations directly →How far in advance does IQT need an order placed, and how late can the specification still change?
Our lead time standard holds a rotation open until a clearance-bound cut-off shared at booking, and last minute airline catering changes inside that window are worked against the same sealed cart rather than a rewritten order.
At which point are halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes produced for a flight through SPQT?
The dietary set is confirmed first against the passenger manifest, then halal, kosher and every SPML code on it are produced on a separate line and sealed before the rest of the uplift joins it.
Is airline catering cost at Iquitos published as a fixed rate?
Our coordinator prices each rotation against cabin count, specification and the loading window rather than a fixed rate, so airline catering cost at Iquitos is confirmed by quotation, not a list price.
Where does airline catering reach the aircraft at Iquitos Airport?
The signed handover record shows every uplift boarded by hi-loader to galley height on the stand, which is the airside delivery method used at this airport rather than a delivery left at the foot of the aircraft.
Inflight catering at other airports near Iquitos
LET / SKLT
Leticia
Colombia · 376 km from Iquitos
Airline & VIP flight catering →
TBT / SBTT
Tabatinga
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
YMS / SPMS
Yurimaguas
Peru · 390 km from Iquitos
Airline & VIP flight catering →
Charter flight catering quote for SPQT
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Iquitos (IQT / SPQT)
Give us the aircraft and what goes on board. A coordinator comes back with a quote for Iquitos, not a brochure.
orders@aerogourmet.com · operations desk, 24/7
Four steps
Flight
Aircraft · stand · local time
Offloading
Return leg, if any
Order
Counts · menus · files
Contact
Who we come back to
Uplift at Iquitos (IQT)