Airline & VIP flight catering — Uruguay
Airline and VIP Flight Catering Across Uruguay
Uruguay's stations put airline catering within reach of ramp positions built for wide-body loading, from Ciudad de la Costa's 3200 m runway to the regional fields beyond it. Aviation catering here means hi-loader boarding straight onto the aircraft, not delivery to the foot of the stairs. Inflight catering runs on the same discipline whether the movement is scheduled or ad hoc.

Airline Catering Stations Across Uruguay
Below are the stations we serve across Uruguay, each carrying its own runway data, reference code and, where recorded, its FBOs. Open a station to see its stands, its codes and what it can take on the ramp.

On the apron — Uruguay
Ramp Access and Hi-Loader Boarding Across Uruguay
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
How Aviation Catering Operates in Uruguay
Uruguay's traffic runs through a small set of fields with distinct roles. Ciudad de la Costa (MVD) carries the country's only wide-body reference code and its longest runway at 3200 metres, positioning it as the natural hub for wide-body charter, ACMI and larger commercial movements. Punta del Este (PDP) carries the densest FBO presence recorded in the country, with AEROWISE, PLATINAIR FBO SERVICES, FBO VIP CLUB, FBO FLYZAR SULS and MUNSER FBO all present on the field, making it the country's centre for business aviation catering. Durazno, Salto, Paysandú and Rivera/Santana do Livramento round out the network with narrow-body reference codes serving regional and general aviation traffic. An uplift request into any of these fields moves the same way: flight number, aircraft type and stand reach our ops desk, the load is built and cold-chain checked at the kitchen, and it travels to the aircraft rather than waiting kerbside. Airline catering companies operating into Uruguay work with one point of contact regardless of which field is loading, and ground handling services on each apron coordinate directly with our crews for stand access and timing. The result is one uplift standard applied consistently from the capital's coastal airport to the interior's regional strips.
Compliance
One Compliance Standard Across Uruguay
One Operation, Five Kinds of Flying
Across Uruguay, one production standard covers airline catering, VIP flight catering, government flying, royal and VVIP movements, wide-body charter and private jet work. The same kitchen discipline and the same ramp access apply whichever segment is loading. The five cards below route each to its dedicated page.





Compare Airline Catering Stations in Uruguay
This table sets Uruguay's stations side by side on runway length, stand reference code and FBO presence, so an operator can see which field takes a wide-body load, which boards at galley height, and which sits closest to a production kitchen.
| Where | Longest runway | VIP / gov terminal | Aerodrome code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ciudad de la Costa (MVD)MVD · SUMU | 3,200 m | No | wide-body |
| Durazno (DZO)DZO · SUDU | 2,279 m | No | narrow-body |
| Paysandú (PDU)PDU · SUPU | 1,320 m | No | narrow-body |
| Punta del Este (PDP)PDP · SULS | 2,133 m | No | narrow-body |
| Rivera/Santana do Livramento (RVY)RVY · SURV | — | No | narrow-body |
| Salto (STY)STY · SUSO | 1,588 m | No | narrow-body |
Ordering Airline Catering: Uruguay
Send flight number, ETA, aircraft type and stand together with passenger and crew counts per cabin, plus any special meal codes, to our ops desk for the station concerned. That single message is enough to open an airline catering quote for a scheduled rotation, a diversion or an ad hoc charter movement anywhere in Uruguay. Government, royal and private jet requests route through the same desk under the relevant protocol. Once the load is confirmed we build to the stated aircraft type and stand, and hold it ready for hi-loader boarding at the specified ETA. Send the details and request a quote to start.
Uruguay Catering Questions
What Uruguay Ops Desks Ask Us
Ask operations directly →Which Uruguayan airport takes wide-body catering loads?
Ciudad de la Costa (MVD) carries the country's only wide-body aerodrome reference code, with a 3200 m runway across two runways. It is the field built for wide-body charter and larger commercial uplifts.
Can you cater a diversion or technical stop into a regional Uruguayan field?
Yes. Durazno, Salto, Paysandú and Rivera/Santana do Livramento all take narrow-body movements, and an ad hoc uplift is built and delivered to the aircraft the same way as a scheduled rotation.
Do you deliver to FBOs for private jet and business aviation flights?
Yes, at Punta del Este and Ciudad de la Costa. Punta del Este carries AEROWISE, PLATINAIR FBO SERVICES, FBO VIP CLUB, FBO FLYZAR SULS and MUNSER FBO; Ciudad de la Costa carries AEROWISE and FBO VIP CLUB.
How does a government or royal flight catering request stay confidential?
The load is built by cleared personnel under a single named coordinator, sealed at the kitchen, and handed off under chain of custody to the galley door. No detail is shared beyond the coordinator's brief.
What information do you need to open a catering quote in Uruguay?
Flight number, ETA, aircraft type, stand, passenger and crew counts per cabin, and any special meal codes. That is enough for our ops desk to build and confirm the load.
Request Airline Catering in Uruguay
Tell Us Your Uruguay Uplift Requirements
One ops desk covers the whole route in Uruguay. Give us the aircraft and what you need loaded, and a coordinator comes back with a quote.
orders@aerogourmet.com · operations desk, 24/7