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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Durazno, Uruguay
VIP & private jet catering with airline catering at Durazno (SUDU / DZO)
DZO (IATA) · SUDU (ICAO)
At Durazno, a 2279 m runway sets a narrow-body reference code, and within that envelope our inflight catering runs on wide-body method scaled down: hi-loader boarding to galley height, sealed carts, one ops desk. In-flight catering here is airside, uplift by uplift, with no delivery left standing at the foot of the aircraft.
2,279 m
Longest runway
Narrow-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 — Durazno
Wide-body aviation catering at Durazno (DZO)
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering order window for SUDU / DZO departures
Flight catering sealed and logged to the stand at Durazno (DZO)
At Durazno, the loading window runs from the sealed cart at our kitchen to the galley door on the stand, with ramp access held on our own clearance rather than at a public gate. Every catering uplift here is logged at the point it leaves the kitchen and again at the point it is signed for on the apron. Nothing moves between those two points without an escort on the ramp.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Durazno sit a security checkpoint, an apron crossing and the ordinary traffic of a working field, and the convoy is planned against the busiest version of that route rather than the easiest one. Galley catering here means the cart is sealed before it leaves the kitchen and stays sealed until the crew breaks it at the door, with a chain of custody that runs unbroken from one point to the other. Temperature is logged at sealing and logged again at handover, and the loading sheet carries a signature at the end of it, so a catering uplift at Durazno is never handed over without a name attached to it.
The convoy is the risk here, not the food, and we plan for the convoy.
Pilot meals prepared for Durazno rotations
Cargo crew meals produced to the same standard at Durazno, Uruguay
The narrow-body reference code held at Durazno sets the volume our flight kitchen at SUDU produces for each rotation, hot production, pastry and a cold larder run under one roof rather than split across sites. Airport catering here follows HACCP procedure from intake to seal, with the cold chain held from the larder to the cart. That same kitchen carries the airport catering load for scheduled, charter and government movements alike, on one production line rather than several.
The team that handles government flight catering at Durazno is the same named crew on every rotation: security clearance on file, on the access list, trained to household service standards rather than to a general one. They carry the paperwork that travels with a sealed uplift, sign the load at the kitchen and sign it again at the stand, and hold that same discipline whether the movement is a scheduled service or a single VVIP departure.
Halal airline meals and special meals at DZO
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at SUDU / DZO
Menus at Durazno are written to the cabin and the mission rather than to a fixed list, with First, Business and main cabin each carrying its own specification through the same kitchen. Inflight catering here draws on the country's produce where the route and the season allow it, dairy, fish and orchard fruit worked into a plated or boxed format depending on the cabin. Every tray is labelled by allergen, and halal and kosher sets are produced against a documented specification rather than a general one. Special meal requests are logged per passenger and matched to the cabin before the cart is sealed.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Durazno are plated to a written specification, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request rather than as a fixed menu. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order and checked against it again before the cart leaves the kitchen.
Business cabins
Business cabins at SUDU run on multi-choice hot service in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft. Crew meals in Durazno, cabin crew meals and pilot meals boxed separately, travel on the same cart as the passenger trays boarded from crew meals at SUDU.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Durazno are documented per passenger rather than assumed, covering halal and kosher sets alongside the full range of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering at SUDU produces these on a separate line and seals them before that line meets the rest of the load.
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
HACCP-compliant aircraft catering at DZO
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 Durazno airport
Durazno handles scheduled, charter and government movements within a narrow-body envelope, and that mix sets the catering plan more than any single flight does: a delegation is a documentation problem, a peak wave is a capacity problem, a repeat rotation is a repetition problem, and each is planned differently against the same kitchen. Airline catering at Durazno starts from that reading of the traffic, not from a generic checklist.
The uplift reaches the aircraft here by hi-loader from a sealed cart, with our own crew on the ramp from the kitchen gate to the stand. Inflight catering in Uruguay and aviation catering at SUDU run off the same ops desk that plans the route, so in-flight catering at Durazno and airport catering in Uruguay are never handled by two separate teams working from two separate sheets.
On every stand here we commit to one coordinator, sealed carts and a signed handover, which is the one part of the plan that does not change from rotation to rotation.
Scheduled, charter and VVIP catering at Durazno (DZO)
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Government and state flight catering at Durazno
Two runways at Durazno give a state movement a choice of approach without a choice of catering standard: government flight catering here runs to one protocol file, documented per passenger, regardless of which runway the aircraft uses. Security-cleared staff seal the uplift before it leaves the kitchen, and a head of state movement is planned on the same paperwork as any other official flight.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at DZO
The narrow-body reference code held at Durazno still carries a full household specification: our crews hold that specification on file between movements rather than rebuilding it each time. Royal flight catering at SUDU runs from that file for private airliners, including BBJ and ACJ types, with halal and other household dietary requirements produced on request against the same standing record.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Durazno
Aerodrome reference code narrow-body sets the aircraft class this field takes, and within that class charter flight catering at Durazno covers ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions on the same footing. Charter flight catering in Uruguay is counted against the loading sheet cabin by cabin, and charter flight catering in Durazno stages the galleys in the order they are fitted rather than in the order the trays arrive.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Durazno
A 2279 m runway keeps Durazno inside a narrow-body envelope, and a loading plan built around that limit is what lets ad hoc airline catering move without delay when a carrier calls outside its schedule. Outstation catering covers the operators who run this field as a regular stop, diversion catering and technical stop catering sit on the same duty roster, and AOG is worked into a multi-leg rotation rather than treated as an exception.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at DZO
A narrow-body movement arriving on business is boarded here through the same gate as a scheduled service, because the reference code that sets the runway limit sets the ramp access too. Private jet catering at Durazno is delivered to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal by our dedicated branch, on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, with business aviation catering and FBO catering both run from that one route.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at Durazno, Uruguay
Flight departments on jet catering at Durazno
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“I asked for HACCP at Durazno (DZO/SUDU) because we had limited time to reset the galley. The order came ready for service with no unnecessary packaging or loose items to sort through. Exactly what we need for a quick galley setup. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Ines — Turnaround Coordinator
“We had a catering uplift requirement at Durazno (DZO/SUDU) and the coordination was very smooth. Communication between dispatch, handling, and catering was clear throughout. That operational understanding was the biggest advantage. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★☆Private jet operator
Isabella — VIP Account Manager
“We used the team for private jet menu at Durazno (DZO/SUDU) on a VIP trip. The food arrived fresh and well presented, with clear labels and packaging that actually worked in our galley. Reliable, responsive, and easy to work with. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Government flight department
Jamal — Special Missions Coordinator
Airport catering profile for Durazno (SUDU / DZO)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 2,279 m |
| Runways | 2 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | SUDU |
Airline catering services FAQ for DZO
Crew meals, lead times and access at DZO
What operations gets asked every week about Durazno.
Ask operations directly →How does SUDU handle VIP flight catering, VVIP movements and government flight catering under protocol?
SUDU runs VIP flight catering and government flight catering from one written protocol file, with security-cleared staff sealing the uplift before it leaves the kitchen and the same file used for every repeat movement.
Which halal, kosher and special meal codes does Durazno produce?
The sealed cart carries halal and kosher sets alongside the full set of IATA special meals, SPML included, each produced on a separate line and documented per passenger before it joins the main load.
When does Durazno airport need the order placed, and how late can the specification change?
Once a rotation is confirmed we take the standing specification and hold it open for change up to the loading window, so a late amendment still reaches the galley door on the same cart.
What does DZO offer for private jet catering delivered to the FBOs and the GA terminal?
We deliver private jet catering directly to the FBOs on the field and to the GA terminal, on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift, with FBO catering handled by the same crew that works the main ramp.
Do you deliver airline catering airside at SUDU, and how does the uplift reach the aircraft?
Yes, by hi-loader from a sealed cart straight to the galley door, so airside delivery here never leaves a load standing at the foot of the aircraft.
Can you say what airline catering costs at Durazno?
What the specification, the cabin count and the loading window require sets the figure, since we hold no fixed price list, and the desk returns a quotation once those three are known.
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