Aviation catering — Guasdualito, Venezuela

Airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering — Guasdualito (SVGD / GDO)

GDO (IATA) · SVGD (ICAO)

A single narrow-body reference code governs the ramp at Guasdualito, which fixes exactly what a wide-body hi-loader has to work around when it reaches galley height on this apron. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering from that same apron, with the uplift boarded airside rather than left at the foot of the aircraft.

A catering hi-loader box raised level with the open galley door of a wide-body, its platform bridged to the doorway.
2,070 m
Longest runway
Narrow-body
Largest aircraft handled
1
Runways
01
Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
02
VIP at any volume
8 First covers or 400 passengers across three cabins, same execution
03
24/7 order desk
Ad hoc, AOG and same-day uplift answered around the clock
04
Multi-leg coordination
One loading sheet, every leg of your rotation
A catering hi-loader raised to the aft galley door of a wide-body on stand, its platform level with the doorway and a second truck waiting below.

On the apron — Guasdualito

Aviation catering boarded by hi-loader at GDO

Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.

Inflight catering order window for SVGD departures

Aircraft catering sealed from kitchen to galley at Guasdualito

Ramp access at Guasdualito is what the loading window is actually measured against, from the moment the sealed cart clears the kitchen gate to the moment it reaches the galley door. Every catering uplift here is logged against that same apron sequence rather than against an estimate, so a delay on the ramp shows up on the record and not just on the tarmac. The single runway at SVGD keeps the sequence short: one route in, one route out, one crew accountable for the whole run.

Four branded catering carts latched side by side in an aircraft galley, each door closed on a coloured seal.

Between our kitchen and the stand at Guasdualito sit screening, an escort through the airside gate, and whatever apron traffic the single runway is carrying that hour; we plan the catering uplift against the worst of those three, not the average. Chain of custody runs on paper as much as on the ramp: every cart is sealed at the kitchen, logged onto the escort's manifest, and not opened again until it reaches the galley. Galley catering handed over at the aircraft door is checked against that same seal number before a signature closes the load.

One seal at the kitchen, one signature at the galley door, nothing opened between them.

Crew meals from the kitchen serving Guasdualito airport

Several hundred identical salad bowls lined up in rows across a stainless bench, each closed with its own dressing pot, a cook portioning at the far end.

Airline food supplier crews cleared for GDO

The flight kitchen that provisions SVGD runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, sized to the traffic this narrow-body reference code actually carries. Airport catering at Guasdualito moves through that one building rather than several scattered stores, which keeps the cold chain unbroken from the larder to the sealed cart. HACCP governs every line in it, and airport catering at Guasdualito is checked against that standard before any tray leaves the building.

The team that handles government flight catering at Guasdualito is the same named crew on every rotation: security clearance on file, listed on the access roster, and trained to the paperwork that a sealed uplift has to carry with it. That continuity matters more than headcount on a single-runway field, where one crew covers the movement start to finish. Nothing about the load changes hands without that same team signing for it.

VIP flight catering menus for Guasdualito (GDO) departures

VVIP catering to a written specification at SVGD

Menus at Guasdualito are built to the cabin and the mission rather than to a fixed cycle, moving from a scheduled tray set to a VIP flight menu on the same duty roster. Venezuela's produce enters the plan in general terms only — orchard fruit, river fish, dairy and grain staples sourced within reach of the kitchen — and never as a named dish or a named grower. Inflight catering in Venezuela is written to season as much as to mission, so a summer rotation and a winter one are not served from the same plan. Allergen, halal, kosher and medical sets are documented per passenger and per cabin, and produced against that documentation rather than against a guess.

Slices of pink duck breast fanned over a sweep of squash purée with a berry reduction and tenderstem broccoli.

First & VVIP cabins

First and VVIP cabins at Guasdualito are plated to a written specification rather than a fixed menu, with à-la-carte and caviar service available on request against that same file. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order before the cart is sealed, so the plate matches the paperwork every time it boards.

A complete tray set on a black tray: a plated fish fillet with rice and vegetables, a seeded roll with herb butter and a berry dessert in a glass.

Business cabins

Business cabins at GDO run a multi-choice hot service, boxed to oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted on the aircraft rather than to a generic tray. Crew meals at Guasdualito are built the same way: cabin crew meals and pilot meals boxed separately, to the roster, alongside the passenger load.

Diet.

Protocol & dietary

Household, religious and medical requirements are documented per passenger at SVGD, then produced on a line kept apart from the main service until it is sealed. Halal and kosher sets sit alongside the full IATA special meal code list, so inflight catering here answers a coded request rather than a verbal one.

The three books

A tray set on a stainless steel bench: a plated fish fillet with rice and vegetables, a bread roll with herb butter, and a berry dessert in a glass.

01

Royal & Government Flights

Royal households · government · state operations

  • Plated service · First to main cabin
  • Protocol handling · security clearance
Chefs plating a long line of identical main courses under heat lamps, with loaded catering trolleys waiting at the end of the line.

02

Charter & Commercial

Charter · ACMI · group · scheduled · ad hoc

  • 400 passengers · one uplift
  • HACCP cold chain, logged to the galley door
A business jet cabin credenza laid with chilled sparkling wine in a bucket, bottled drinks, a nut dish and folded napkins on a silver tray, beside a single passenger seat.

03

Private Jet

Business jet · VVIP charter · flight departments

  • From 8 covers · plated forward
  • Reheat sequence specified per dish

Compliance

Aircraft catering under HACCP control at SVGD

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 SVGD / GDO

Guasdualito works to a single narrow-body reference code, which means every movement through this station is handled to one stand profile rather than split across a mixed apron — a documentation task for a delegation, a capacity task for a busier rotation, but never a change of standard. Airline catering at GDO is planned around that one code rather than around guesswork on aircraft size.

The uplift reaches the aircraft from our own kitchen by sealed cart, moved on badges cleared for this field and handed up at the galley door rather than left at the foot of the stand. Inflight catering in Guasdualito and in-flight catering in Venezuela both run off that same route, with aviation catering in Guasdualito staged to the single runway's traffic rather than to an assumed one.

One coordinator carries the movement from seal to signature, and airport catering at GDO closes on that same signed handover every time.

Royal flight catering and scheduled uplifts at GDO

Gov ops wide body charter.
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Government and state flight catering at GDO
A 2070 m runway sets what a state or delegation aircraft can work with at Guasdualito, and government flight catering here is planned inside that same limit rather than around it. Protocol is documented per passenger, staff on the load are security-cleared, and the uplift is sealed before it leaves the kitchen, ready for a head of state movement on short notice.
Government & state flights →
Royal vvip food.
02
Royal and VVIP flight catering at SVGD
A private airliner sized to the narrow-body reference code at Guasdualito can still be boarded here under royal flight catering, held to a written household specification kept on file between movements. BBJ and ACJ configurations are worked the same way as a wide-body VIP cabin, with halal and other household dietary requirements produced on request rather than assumed. Royal household continuity runs through the same cleared crew each time.
Royal & VVIP flights →
Menus card charter comm copie.
03
Charter and ACMI flight catering at Guasdualito
On the single runway at SVGD, a 2070 m length sets the working envelope for group and special-mission traffic, and charter flight catering is planned inside that envelope rather than against a longer one elsewhere. ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and multi-leg missions are boarded to a full three-cabin uplift, counted against the loading sheet and staged in the order the galleys are laid out; charter flight catering at GDO runs to that same sequence every time.
Wide-body charter →
A complete tray set on a black tray: sliced beef fillet in gravy with piped mash and vegetables, a seeded roll with herb butter and a berry dessert in a glass.
04
Airline and ad hoc catering at SVGD
Our kitchen runs against the single narrow-body reference code that governs Guasdualito, and that fixed profile is exactly what lets an outstation, a diversion or a technical stop be worked to one standard rather than a one each time. Ad hoc airline catering at GDO covers outstation catering and diversion catering off the same duty roster, technical stop catering and AOG included, across a multi-leg rotation without a change of crew. Crew meals in Venezuela and crew meals in Guasdualito travel on the same manifest as the passenger load.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at GDO
A narrow-body reference code sets what has to be sequenced around on a mixed ramp, and business aviation traffic at Guasdualito is worked into that same sequence rather than around it. Private jet catering at GDO 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 branch.
Private jets →

Charter flight catering trusted at SVGD / GDO

Flight departments on jet catering at Guasdualito airport

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Government flight department

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Royal household

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Charter operator

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Scheduled airline

“I asked for tray set catering airline at Guasdualito (GDO/SVGD) 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. Good attention to the operational side of catering. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”

★★★★★

Private jet operator

Mauro — VIP Charter Manager

“We had an ad hoc catering requirement at Guasdualito (GDO/SVGD) and the coordination was very smooth. Communication between dispatch, handling, and catering was clear throughout. A very useful service for ad hoc flying. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”

★★★★★

Charter operator

Oscar — Charter Planning Manager

“I needed reliable private jet menu at Guasdualito (GDO/SVGD) for a same-day departure. They followed my notes closely, kept me updated, and delivered at the time agreed with the FBO. Exactly what I want from a private aviation caterer. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”

★★★★★

Scheduled airline

Alex — OCC Coordinator

Airport catering data for Guasdualito (SVGD / GDO)

DatumValue
Longest runway2,070 m
Runways1
Aerodrome reference codenarrow-body
ICAOSVGD

Business jet catering questions at Guasdualito (GDO)

Pilot meals and loading questions at Guasdualito (GDO)

What operations gets asked every week about Guasdualito.

Ask operations directly →
Which special meal codes do you produce for flights through GDO?

The cart is loaded from a line kept apart from the main service, covering halal, kosher and the full set of IATA special meals against the SPML codes filed with the order.

How does SVGD handle VIP, VVIP and government flight catering?

SVGD works VIP flight catering and government flight catering under one protocol file, with security-cleared staff and a sealed uplift documented per passenger.

Do you deliver airline catering airside at Guasdualito?

Yes, by hi-loader to galley height, with the cart moved on cleared badges from our kitchen straight to the aircraft door rather than staged at the foot of it.

What does private jet catering cover at Guasdualito Airport?

We reach the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal with FBO catering run on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.

Can you tell me what airline catering costs at GDO?

The airline catering cost turns on cabin count, specification and the loading window booked for the rotation, so the desk comes back with a quotation rather than a fixed price.

When do you need the order placed for a flight through SVGD?

When the rotation is confirmed is best, though lead time and how far in advance a specification can move both narrow closer to departure, and last minute airline catering is still worked where the loading window allows it.

Commercial aviation catering near Guasdualito

AUC / SKUC
Arauca
Colombia · 16 km from Guasdualito
Airline & VIP flight catering →
PTM / SVPT
Palmarito
Venezuela · 76 km from Guasdualito
Airline & VIP flight catering →
TME / SKTM
Tame
Colombia · 139 km from Guasdualito
Airline & VIP flight catering →

Charter flight catering quote for SVGD / GDO

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Guasdualito (GDO / SVGD)

Give us the aircraft and what goes on board. A coordinator comes back with a quote for Guasdualito, 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

Step 1 of 4 · Flight

Flight

The airport is already filled in. Change it if the uplift boards elsewhere.

Search by city, IATA or ICAO.
Local time at the airport of delivery.
Hi-loader required
Offloading

One question. Answer no and the step closes itself.

Offloading required
Order

What goes on board, and for how many. Attach a loading sheet if you hold one.

Order from one of the three menu books

Give the detail per cabin if there is one.
Accepted formats: PDF, JPG, PNG, Word, Excel, CSV, TXT — up to 4 MB per file.
Contact

One name, one desk. We reply to it and nowhere else.

Uplift at Guasdualito (GDO)