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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Lima, Peru
Wide-body airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering at Lima (SPJC / LIM)
LIM (IATA) · SPJC (ICAO)
A 3507 m runway at Lima clears wide-body arrivals onto stands where hi-loader boarding lifts sealed carts straight to galley height. Inflight catering here moves off one ops desk, with in-flight catering staged from the kitchen and uplift boarded directly, never left at the foot of the aircraft.
3,507 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
2
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 — Lima
Wide-body inflight catering at LIM
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aircraft catering lead times at Lima
Aviation catering from sealed cart to galley door at Lima, Peru
Ramp access at Lima is planned before the sealed cart ever leaves the kitchen, sequenced against the apron slot rather than guessed at on arrival. Screening, escort and the taxi to the stand are timed into one window, so the catering uplift lands at galley height on schedule rather than waiting on the tarmac. Every stage between seal and signature is logged, not assumed.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Lima sit screening, an escorted convoy and shifting apron traffic, and we plan the catering uplift against the worst version of all three rather than the average one. Galley catering here is staged so a delay on the ramp does not become a delay at the galley door. Temperatures are logged when the cart is sealed and logged again at handover, closing the chain of custody with a signature rather than a guess.
That second log is what a protocol officer or a handling agent actually audits, because it proves the load that left the kitchen is the load that boarded.
One coordinator owns the load from the kitchen seal to the aircraft signature.
Crew meals from the flight kitchen serving Lima airport
Pilot meals and cleared production crews for SPJC / LIM
Airport catering at Lima runs from a facility built around hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, feeding the wide-body stands this reference code is built to take. HACCP governs every stage of that production, from intake to the sealed cart, so a cold chain audit has one standard to check rather than several. Flight kitchen output here is sized to cover a full three-cabin uplift without splitting a rotation across two runs, which is what airport catering at SPJC and airport catering at LIM both depend on.
The team behind government flight catering at Lima is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating roster assembled per booking. Security clearance is held on file and checked against the access list before anyone reaches the ramp, with training carried to royal household standards for repeat state and household work. That continuity is what keeps the chain of custody intact from kitchen seal to aircraft signature at SPJC.
VIP flight catering menus for SPJC departures
VVIP catering to a written specification at Lima
Menus at this station are written to the cabin, the mission and the season rather than to a fixed catalogue, so a First cabin sector and a group charter leaving the same day carry entirely different specifications. Inflight catering in Lima draws on the country's coastal fish, dairy and orchard fruit where a menu calls for a local note, without naming a single dish or a single grower. Allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements are documented per passenger and per cabin, then produced against that written record rather than a general assumption. Special meal sets are boxed and labelled before they leave the kitchen, so the crew loading the aircraft is matching a manifest, not guessing from a tray.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Lima are plated to a written specification rather than a fixed menu, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request for repeat rotations. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order, so a change of date does not mean rebuilding the presentation from nothing.
Business cabins
Business cabins out of SPJC run multi-choice hot service built to the cabin specification, boxed into oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals travel in their own tray sets at Lima, boarded and logged alongside the passenger load rather than added afterward.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at SPJC are documented per passenger, covering halal and kosher sets and the full range of IATA special meal codes against a written record rather than a verbal request. Every set is produced on a separate line and sealed before it leaves the kitchen, which is how inflight catering here keeps a medical or religious meal traceable to one passenger.
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
Food safety records for aviation catering at Lima, Peru
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 Lima (LIM)
Lima handles scheduled, charter and government traffic across two runways feeding wide-body stands, and that mix turns catering into three separate problems rather than one: a state delegation is a documentation exercise, a bank of peak-hour departures is a capacity exercise, and a repeat charter rotation is a matter of holding the same specification twice running. Airline catering in Peru at this station is planned stand by stand rather than by a single fixed schedule, because the traffic profile changes what has to be ready first.
The uplift itself moves from our flight kitchen to the ramp under an escorted convoy, boarded by hi-loader to galley height so the load reaches the aircraft sealed rather than staged at the foot of the steps. Ramp access is held on our own clearance, and aviation catering at LIM is sequenced against the apron slot rather than the general gate schedule, which is what keeps in-flight catering in Lima on time when a stand changes late.
One coordinator carries responsibility for a rotation from kitchen seal to aircraft signature, with sealed carts and a signed handover closing every load, which is the same commitment inflight catering in Peru runs to airport catering in Lima and every other station on the network.
Commercial aviation catering for every mission at SPJC / LIM
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Government and state flight catering at LIM
Inside the wide-body reference code held at this station, a head of state aircraft is worked to the same hi-loader boarding as any other movement, without a separate stand or a separate process. Government flight catering at Lima adds a protocol file documented per passenger, security-cleared staff on the access list, and an uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Lima
Sequencing a royal household rotation against a wide-body reference code means the loading plan is built around one repeat specification rather than a one-off order. Royal flight catering at this station holds that household standard on file between movements, covering private airliners such as BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VIP configurations, with halal and household dietary requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at SPJC
3507 metres of runway clears the wide-body aircraft ACMI and wet-lease operators fly into this station, which is what lets a full three-cabin uplift board on schedule. Charter flight catering at Lima covers group movements and special missions counted against the loading sheet, and charter flight catering across multi-leg rotations is staged in the order the galleys are laid out.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at LIM
A wide-body reference code at this station means carriers running it as an outstation can call on the same hi-loader boarding as a scheduled service. Ad hoc airline catering at LIM covers outstation catering and diversion catering off one duty roster, with technical stop catering and AOG handled on the same clearance, across a multi-leg rotation without a second booking.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Lima
We size the same 3507 m runway capability into a smaller uplift for business aviation, delivering private jet catering to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal rather than only to the wide-body stands. FBO catering and business aviation catering here run on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as a business jet catering order for an airline uplift.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at Lima
Flight departments on jet catering at LIM
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“Our sports movement through Lima (LIM/SPJC) required sports team charter catering on a tight schedule. The meals were clearly labeled, portions were suitable for the group, and the delivery stayed on time despite a moving departure. We would book them again for another team movement. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Ava — Cargo Station Manager
“For an urgent mission at Lima (LIM/SPJC), the team supported us with troop flight catering. Communication with operations was efficient and the order was adapted quickly when our timings moved. Reliable service when the mission does not allow delays. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Max — Operations Support Coordinator
“We ordered freighter crew meals for a cargo rotation through Lima (LIM/SPJC). They respected the unusual timing and kept communication direct with our ops team. Good service for freighter crews and odd-hour schedules. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Salma — Airport Duty Manager
Aircraft catering station data for Lima (SPJC / LIM)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest runway | 3,507 m |
| Runways | 2 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | SPJC |
Business jet catering questions at SPJC
Diversion catering and ramp questions at SPJC
What operations gets asked every week about Lima.
Ask operations directly →Can airline catering cost vary by mission at Lima?
Yes, an airline catering cost at Lima depends on cabin count, the specification agreed for each cabin and the loading window booked; the desk reviews those three and returns a quotation rather than a fixed price list.
Do you deliver airline catering airside at Lima Jorge Chávez International Airport?
Yes, by hi-loader boarding straight to the galley door, with airside delivery handled under our own clearance so the load never sits at the foot of the aircraft.
When does an order need to be placed for LIM?
When a rotation is confirmed we ask for the lead time needed to plan the loading window, and once that window is set a specification can still change up to the point the cart is sealed, which covers most last minute airline catering requests.
How are VIP, VVIP and government flights catered at SPJC?
SPJC handles VIP flight catering and government flight catering under a protocol file documented per passenger, with security-cleared staff and a sealed uplift covering everything from a state delegation to a royal household rotation.
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Offloading
Return leg, if any
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Uplift at Lima (LIM)