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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Mérida, Venezuela
Airline catering, VIP and private jet catering at Mérida (SVMD / MRD)
MRD (IATA) · SVMD (ICAO)
A single narrow-body reference code at Mérida forces one aircraft on stand at a time, so inflight catering here runs to one loading sequence rather than a bank of parallel ones. AERO GOURMET holds that sequence from the flight kitchen to the galley door: hi-loader boarding at galley height, wide-body practice applied to a narrow-body ramp, and in-flight catering uplifted on schedule whatever the mission behind it.
1,630 m
Longest runway
Narrow-body
Largest aircraft handled
1
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 — Mérida
Hi-loader boarding for inflight catering at SVMD
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aviation catering lead times and loading window at Mérida
Aircraft catering handover at the galley door, Mérida, Venezuela
HACCP governs the catering uplift from the moment a cart is sealed at our kitchen to the moment it reaches the galley door at Mérida's single stand. Ramp access is held for the whole cycle rather than a fixed slot, because one narrow-body stand leaves no second window to fall back on. Every stage between the kitchen and the apron is logged, so the sequence is measured rather than assumed.
Between our kitchen and the one stand at Mérida sit screening, escort and apron traffic, and a narrow-body reference code leaves no second gate to reroute around them. We plan the galley catering run against the worst of that traffic, holding the chain of custody from the sealed cart to the handover signature. Temperatures are logged when the cart is sealed and logged again at the galley, so the catering uplift is accountable at both ends, not just on departure. The escort that carries it across the apron is named on the same sheet as the crew that seals it.
One stand, one sequence, one signature from our kitchen to the galley door.
Pilot meals prepared for MRD rotations
Cleared crews behind government flight catering at SVMD / MRD
The flight kitchen that provisions airport catering at Mérida runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built to feed a single narrow-body stand without a second kitchen to draw on. HACCP governs every stage of that production, from intake to the sealed cart that leaves for the apron. Airport catering in Mérida depends on that concentration: one facility, one standard, everything staged before it crosses the ramp.
The team that handles government flight catering at Mérida is the same named crew on every rotation, carrying security clearance on file rather than rotating through casual cover. They are on the access list, trained to royal household standards and briefed on the paperwork that travels with a sealed uplift bound for a single stand. That continuity matters more at a one-stand field than anywhere else: there is no second crew to substitute if the file is incomplete.
VIP flight catering menus for SVMD departures
VVIP catering written per mission at Mérida
Mérida's inflight catering follows the cabin, the mission and the season rather than a fixed printed menu, adapted to whichever of the three cabins a given rotation carries. Local produce from the surrounding Andean region, dairy, fresh fruit and fish, is drawn into the specification wherever the mission allows it, without naming a dish or a single supplier. Every set is built to a written cabin specification rather than improvised at the stand, so a repeat rotation sees the same standard on the second visit as the first. Allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements are documented per passenger and per cabin before the cart is sealed, not resolved at the galley door.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Mérida receive VIP flight catering plated to a written specification, with à-la-carte service available on request and filed against the standing order. The presentation is fixed before departure, so a repeat rotation through SVMD is served to the same standard each time.
Business cabins
Business cabins at MRD take multi-choice hot service in galley-ready tray sets, sized to the aircraft's fitted galley rather than a generic format. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, so cabin crew meals and pilot meals never share a tray set with the passenger load.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Mérida are documented per passenger, covering halal, kosher and religious meals alongside medical sets, matched against the IATA special meal codes before the tray leaves the kitchen. Every dietary set for inflight catering here is produced on a separate line and sealed apart from the main run.
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
Aircraft catering food safety at SVMD / MRD
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 Mérida (MRD)
Mérida's single narrow-body stand sets the traffic profile: one aircraft loaded at a time, so a delegation on the ramp becomes a documentation problem to sequence rather than a capacity problem to absorb, and a repeat rotation becomes a matter of repeating the same load in the same order. Aviation catering at Mérida is planned around that one stand rather than across a spread of gates, with the ops desk holding the whole cycle for a single aircraft rather than juggling several.
The uplift reaches the aircraft by hi-loader run from our kitchen to the galley door, airport catering at SVMD carried across the ramp under escort rather than dropped at the foot of the stairs. Ground handling on the apron coordinates with our loading crew so the sequence holds even where the traffic around the one stand is heaviest; in-flight catering at Mérida moves on that single route, with no second stand to divert to if the first run is delayed.
One coordinator holds the rotation from kitchen to handover, with sealed carts and a signed handover closing every load: that commitment does not vary with the traffic, only the traffic profile does. Inflight catering in Venezuela is judged station by station, and Mérida's is judged on the one stand it actually has.
Aviation catering for five mission types at SVMD
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Government and state flight catering at Mérida
Our kitchen holds a 1,630-metre runway's worth of narrow-body traffic to one working stand, and that concentration is what lets a single named crew carry government flight catering through Mérida without splitting the file across gates. Delegations and state visits move through with the protocol file documented per passenger, security-cleared staff on the load, and the uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen, ready for any head of state movement the stand is called to take.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at SVMD
A 1,630-metre runway holds Mérida to narrow-body movements, and within that limit royal flight catering runs to a written household specification kept on file between visits rather than rebuilt each time. Household standards carry across repeat rotations for private airliners and smaller VIP types alike, with halal and other household dietary requirements produced on request. VVIP work through catering at SVMD is handled by the same cleared crew every time, royal household file included.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at MRD
A narrow-body aircraft is what the single stand at Mérida is built to turn, and that reference code is what group charters, ACMI rotations and wet-lease operators plan their catering uplift against here. Charter flight catering in Mérida covers special missions and group movements with a full cabin uplift counted against the loading sheet, and charter flight catering at MRD is staged in the order the galleys are laid out before the hi-loader ever reaches the aircraft.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Mérida
A 1,630-metre runway at Mérida, and that length sets which narrow-body types the single stand can turn around inside a normal rotation. Carriers running MRD as an outstation draw on ad hoc airline catering here, with outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering worked off one duty roster; ad hoc catering at MRD covers the AOG case on the same roster, across a multi-leg pattern rather than a single sector, with crew meals in Venezuela boxed separately from the passenger load and crew meals at Mérida following the same roster as the airframe.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at SVMD
On the same single stand that Mérida turns for scheduled and charter traffic, a narrow-body reference code also governs what business aviation can bring in. Private jet catering in Venezuela reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal from the same kitchen and the same cold chain as an airline uplift, with FBO catering carried under the same paperwork rather than a separate one.
Private jets →
Inflight catering rated by operators at Mérida airport
Operators on commercial aviation catering at MRD
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“For our departure from Mérida (MRD/SVMD), we specifically needed HACCP. 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. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★☆Charter operator
Kai — Cargo Duty Officer
“For a changing schedule at Mérida (MRD/SVMD), we needed flexible catering uplift. They understood the operational language and did not need every change explained twice. A very useful service for ad hoc flying. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Elisa — Airport Services Coordinator
“I needed reliable business jet catering at Mérida (MRD/SVMD) 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. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★☆Scheduled airline
Carmen — Airport Operations Lead
Airport catering facts for Mérida (SVMD / MRD)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 1,630 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | SVMD |
Business jet catering questions at SVMD
Diversion catering and ramp questions at SVMD
What operations gets asked every week about Mérida.
Ask operations directly →Is airline catering delivered airside at Mérida?
Our escort takes the sealed cart from the kitchen across the apron and boards it by hi-loader straight to the galley door, so airline catering never sits at the foot of the aircraft waiting for a second handler.
How far ahead can halal, kosher and special meal codes still be added at Mérida airport?
The standard rests on documentation filed per passenger before the cart is sealed; halal, kosher and the full set of IATA special meals codes (SPML) can be confirmed up to the loading window, after which the set is fixed for that rotation.
MRD — how far in advance do you need the order, and how late can the specification change?
The hi-loader run is booked against a fixed loading window, so we ask for the standing order well ahead of the rotation; how far in advance depends on the cabin count, but late changes to the specification are still taken up to that window closing.
Does airline catering cost the same for every rotation through SVMD?
Every quotation is built against the unit that actually varies — cabin count, specification and loading window — so airline catering cost is confirmed by the desk once those three are known, never published as a flat rate.
At what point does private jet catering reach the FBOs and the GA terminal at Mérida?
The sequence starts at our kitchen with the same sealed cart used for an airline uplift, then FBO catering is delivered to the GA terminal and the FBOs on the field on that identical cold chain and paperwork.
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