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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela
Airline catering, VIP and private jet catering at Ciudad Bolivar (SVCB / CBL)
CBL (IATA) · SVCB (ICAO)
A single narrow-body runway of 1,685 metres sets the working rhythm at Ciudad Bolivar, so every uplift is planned to one stand rather than spread across a wide-body ramp. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering and in-flight catering here from a kitchen sequenced to that single line, with hi-loader boarding taking each cart to galley height for aviation catering that never touches the ground on its way to the aircraft.
1,685 m
Longest runway
Narrow-body
Largest aircraft handled
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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 — Ciudad Bolivar
Wide-body inflight catering at CBL
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aviation catering timeline, order to boarding, at Ciudad Bolivar airport
Aviation catering from sealed cart to galley door at CBL
A single narrow-body runway means one stand carries the loading plan for every rotation through Ciudad Bolivar, and the catering uplift is built around that stand rather than a bank of gates. Ramp access is held on our own clearance, so the cart moves from kitchen seal to galley door without waiting on a second authorisation at the apron. That sequencing is what lets a narrow-body reference code still support a full three-cabin service in a single turnaround.
Between our kitchen and the stand at SVCB sit screening, an escort and whatever apron traffic the single runway is running that hour, and the galley catering plan absorbs the worst of it rather than the schedule. Chain of custody starts the moment a cart is sealed, and it does not change hands again before the galley door. Temperatures are logged at sealing and once more at handover, and the catering uplift closes on a signature that ties both readings to the aircraft it boarded.
One stand, one sequence: the convoy is planned, never improvised.
Pilot meals and crew meals prepared for Ciudad Bolivar airport
Cargo crew meals produced to the same standard at SVCB
The flight kitchen that provisions CBL runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, sized to a single narrow-body stand rather than a wide-body bank. Airport catering here follows a HACCP standard held on the cold chain from sealing to handover, so a one-runway rotation still gets the same documented temperature record as a larger field. That discipline is what airport catering in Venezuela is measured on at Ciudad Bolivar, not the size of the ramp.
The team that handles government flight catering at Ciudad Bolivar is the same named crew every rotation: security clearance held on file, each member on the access list, and every one trained to the household standards a protocol movement expects. A single narrow-body stand means the same hands close every uplift, from seal to signature. That continuity is what keeps a sealed cart accountable on a field with only one runway to work from.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at Ciudad Bolivar airport
Menus at Ciudad Bolivar are designed to the cabin and the mission rather than to a fixed cycle, so a scheduled rotation and a one-off charter through the same narrow-body stand are never served from the same plan. Where local sourcing applies, produce from the wider Venezuelan region enters the specification in general terms, worked into a written menu rather than named on a card. Inflight catering here runs from passenger meal boxes through to a full plated service, depending on what the cabin plan calls for. Every set closes on a documented allergen, halal, kosher or medical record, labelled per passenger and per cabin before it leaves the kitchen.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins through Ciudad Bolivar are plated to a written specification, with à-la-carte and VIP flight catering service available on request rather than fixed to a set menu. The presentation is filed against the standing order, so a repeat rotation is served the same way every time it lands at CBL.
Business cabins
Business cabins at SVCB take a multi-choice hot service built to oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft on the stand. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, alongside the tray sets that carry the main cabin service through Ciudad Bolivar.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Ciudad Bolivar are documented per passenger, covering household, religious and medical sets alongside the full range of IATA special meal codes. Halal and kosher trays are produced on a separate line and sealed before they leave it, so inflight catering here carries the same paperwork as the rest of the cabin service.
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 and sealed transfer for aircraft catering at SVCB / CBL
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 Ciudad Bolivar
A single narrow-body runway and one working stand mean Ciudad Bolivar handles its traffic one movement at a time rather than in waves, so a scheduled rotation, a charter and an occasional government flight are each planned against the same stand rather than against a bank of gates. That single-stand rhythm turns catering at CBL into a sequencing exercise: the loading plan for the next movement is set before the current one has finished boarding.
Uplift reaches the aircraft from our kitchen by a route built for the one stand this field works from, with the cart escorted across the apron and boarded by hi-loader to galley height. Ground handling on the ramp coordinates directly with our loading crew, so airline catering in Venezuela is delivered without a second handover between the kitchen seal and the aircraft door. Aviation catering in Ciudad Bolivar and airport catering in Ciudad Bolivar both run off that same short chain, which is what a single-runway field can offer that a larger one cannot always guarantee.
On every rotation, in-flight catering at CBL commits to one coordinator, sealed carts and a signed handover at the stand, whatever the size of the aircraft on it that day.
VVIP catering alongside scheduled flights at SVCB
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Government and state flight catering at Ciudad Bolivar
Our kitchen at Ciudad Bolivar works the 1,685 metre runway as a single-stand constraint, sequencing one movement fully before the next is loaded. Government flight catering for state visits and official delegations follows that same sequence: protocol documented per passenger, a head of state movement handled by cleared staff, and the uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen at CBL.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at SVCB
The single narrow-body runway at Ciudad Bolivar takes private airliners on the same stand it works for scheduled traffic, so a BBJ or ACJ movement is sequenced rather than side-lined. Royal flight catering here holds household standards across repeat rotations, from a written specification kept on file between movements, with halal and other royal household requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at CBL
A narrow-body aircraft on charter, ACMI or wet-lease work is what the single stand at Ciudad Bolivar is built to turn, because the 1,685 metre runway sets the ceiling on what can land there. Charter flight catering at Ciudad Bolivar for group movements and special missions still delivers a full three-cabin uplift, counted against the loading sheet and staged to the galley layout of the aircraft on the stand.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Ciudad Bolivar
A single 1,685 metre runway limits Ciudad Bolivar to narrow-body movements, so ad hoc airline catering here is built around one stand rather than a bank of gates. That single-stand model still covers outstation catering for carriers running CBL as a regular stop, diversion catering when a rotation lands unplanned, and technical stop catering on a multi-leg pattern that was never on the original schedule.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at SVCB
On the same narrow-body field that limits Ciudad Bolivar to a single runway and stand, business aviation is handled by our dedicated private jet catering branch. Delivery runs to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal, on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as any other uplift through CBL.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering trusted by operators at SVCB
Operators on inflight catering at Ciudad Bolivar (CBL)
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“For a team flight from Ciudad Bolivar (CBL/SVCB), we booked sports team charter catering with several dietary requests. The order included different meal types and snacks, but the cabin crew could identify everything immediately. The crew was happy with the organization. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Patrick — Executive Flight Manager
“We needed troop flight catering at Ciudad Bolivar (CBL/SVCB) for a time-sensitive operation. Communication with operations was efficient and the order was adapted quickly when our timings moved. A good experience under difficult timing conditions. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Government flight department
Haris — Special Air Mission Coordinator
“We ordered cargo airline catering for a cargo rotation through Ciudad Bolivar (CBL/SVCB). The crew received the correct quantities and the handover was quick, which is exactly what we needed. Good service for freighter crews and odd-hour schedules. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Alice — Flight Operations Specialist
Airport catering profile for Ciudad Bolivar (SVCB / CBL)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 1,685 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | SVCB |
Business jet catering questions at Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela
What operations gets asked every week about Ciudad Bolivar.
Ask operations directly →Does Ciudad Bolivar receive private jet catering to the FBOs and the GA terminal?
Every business aviation movement through Ciudad Bolivar is covered by FBO catering delivered to the field's GA terminal and to the FBOs on it, on the same cold chain as an airline uplift.
Whose meals cover halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes at Ciudad Bolivar Airport?
Across every cabin at Ciudad Bolivar Airport, halal and kosher trays and the full range of SPML special meals are produced on a separate line and documented per passenger before sealing.
When is airline catering delivered airside at CBL, and how does it reach the aircraft?
Once a cart is sealed at our kitchen, it is escorted across the apron and boarded by hi-loader to galley height, so airline catering never waits at the foot of the aircraft.
Is VIP, VVIP and government flight catering handled at SVCB, and under what protocol?
The same coordinator who runs a scheduled rotation manages VIP flight catering and government flight catering at SVCB, with protocol documentation carried per passenger from kitchen to stand.
Where does the cost of airline catering at Ciudad Bolivar get set, since no price list is published?
The loading sheet and the cabin specification agreed with our desk are what a quotation for airline catering cost is built on, and Ciudad Bolivar's single-stand sequencing is priced into it before we come back with a figure.
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