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Private jet catering at Artesia Municipal Airport (KATS / ATS), Artesia

Catering to your aircraft in Artesia.

At 3,541 ft in southeastern New Mexico, a KATS departure means dry heat and long runway days. We pack chilled and hot items for your galley, in cold boxes labelled by seat, delivered where you tell us.

Menu & order Download the menu

10 hours

ideal notice, last-minute handled

Plane-side

handover at the steps

Flight deck

crew and pilot dishes, on request

24/7

a flight attendant on the line

Three of us. All ex VIP cabin crew.

We know the galley, the diet card and the 5 a.m. re-plate — because we lived them. So we built the caterer we always wished we could call.

Camille

Menu & galley logistics

Fourteen years on VIP and head-of-state cabins. Can plate for twelve in a G650 galley and still land it hot.

Inès

Dietary & labelling

The one who reads every diet card twice. If it says no cross-contact, it means no cross-contact.

Sofia

The 24/7 line

Answers at 5 a.m. when the leg moved overnight. Same-day swaps are her love language.

The local tableCooked so it travels

Inflight catering with the flavours of Artesia (ATS)

Artesia is oil and ranch country in Eddy County, and the private jet menu here leans on what New Mexico does best. Green chile is the obvious signature: roasted Hatch-style chile folded into a chicken breast, a cheese quesadilla or a cold salad, packed so it holds its heat and colour. For an inflight menu out of KATS we build private jet food around local specialities: blue corn, piñon nuts, carne adovada, sopaipillas with honey packed apart. Private jet platters carry cold cuts, cheeses and fruit, gourmet inflight meals arrive plated-ready with sauce in its own pot, and private jet snacks run to biscochitos and spiced nuts. We cook for the galley, you re-plate. Anything in New Mexico's chile range can be set to mild for a nervous guest.

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Green chile chicken and local specialities for private jet menu in Artesia, New Mexico

01Green chile chickenRoasted chile, sauce apart, oven finish

02Carne adovadaRed chile pork, slices for re-plating

03Blue corn enchiladasLayered, packed flat, oven finish

04PosoleHominy stew, hot-pot packed

05Sopaipillas with honeyHoney in its own pot

06BiscochitosAnise cookies, room temperature

How it works

Three steps, one message

You message us

Tail, pax, diets, timing. One message — no portal, no quote form. Answered at any hour, by a flight attendant.

We cook & pack for a galley

Leak-proof boxes, marked by guest and restriction, with reheating times written on the lid.

You re-plate and serve

Two minutes out of the drawer. Whatever you ordered for the crew comes in the same delivery, and one clean invoice follows.

At a glance · ArtesiaArtesia Municipal Airport · KATS

The three founders, former VIP cabin crew, on a business jet airstair — private jet catering at Artesia Municipal Airport (KATS)

Artesia Municipal sits at 3,541 ft on the dry plains of southeastern New Mexico, and a heavy cabin out of KATS in July is a different galley problem from a winter morning. Private jet catering here is built around that altitude and heat: sealed cold boxes, sauces packed apart, hot items cooked to finish in your oven. Whether you call it inflight catering or in-flight catering, the brief is the same, and aviation catering for Artesia is handed over at the FBO or at the aircraft. Business aviation catering for oilfield and corporate trips, executive jet catering for small cabins, diplomatic flight catering for rare official stops, and cabin crew meals for the people on the flight deck and in the back are all ordered the same way.

Restaurant cuisine, cooked on the ground
Fresh and local produce
Labelled by seat, diet and reheat
Aviation-ready packaging
High loader for large cabins
HACCP certified kitchens

Who we fly forTwo cabins, one standard

Business jet cabin ready for private jet catering at Artesia Municipal, KATS

Business aviationOur core

Business aviation catering at Artesia Municipal Airport (ATS)

Artesia sees corporate and energy-sector flights, usually light to midsize cabins with small galleys. For business jet catering and corporate jet catering at KATS the brief is short: who flies, how many, what the oven can do. VIP flight catering and charter flight catering follow the same route, with luxury inflight catering for the guests who ask for it. Our private jet chef writes a bespoke menu around the aircraft and the guests, not from a catalogue.

Official aircraft on the ramp, government flight catering at Artesia Municipal, ATS

State & royalDiscretion, protocol

Inflight catering for government and royal flights at Artesia Municipal Airport

Official visitors seldom land at ATS, but when they do, protocol governs the order. Government flight catering and head of state flight catering at Artesia are cleared with the protocol office before anything is cooked, with a named team and sealed traceable packing. VIP aviation catering and state visit aircraft catering are handled with discretion, and nothing is said about the passengers.

The jet catering menu at *Artesia Municipal Airport* (ATS)Or write your own, we cook it

Chilled private jet platters and snacks packed for Artesia Municipal Airport, KATS

Cold galley

No oven · served in four minutes

Private jet platters: New Mexico cheese and charcuterieChilled

Chile-lime shrimp saladSauce apart

Southwest Cobb with roasted cornChilled

Private jet snacks: piñon and spiced pecansRe-plate cold

Hot gourmet inflight meals, green chile and carne adovada, for flights from Artesia, New Mexico

Hot service

One oven · re-plated in twelve minutes

Gourmet inflight meals: green chile chickenOven

Carne adovada with pinto beansOven

Blue corn cheese enchiladasSauce apart

Sopaipillas, honey apartOven

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A dish sealed and labelled for one guest's diet

PrincipalSealed

Nut-free · gluten-freeChecked by two people

Special meals

Allergen free special meals and aviation catering at Artesia Municipal Airport (KATS)

In chile country the hidden allergens are rarely the obvious ones: flour thickens many red sauces, lard sits in beans and tortillas, and corn products share lines with wheat. Kosher, halal, vegan, gluten free, allergen free and kids meals are handled as a procedure, with a separate board and a separate box, then labelled by seat so special meals reach the right passenger on the flight out of Artesia.

Allergens

A sheet per guest. Separate boards, separate boxes.

ii.

Halal & kosher

Sealed, certificate in the same box.

iii.

Children

Their own menu, nothing to cut at altitude.

iv.

Plant-based & wellness

Vegan, low-carb, light — composed, never compromised.

Crew & pilot mealsOn request

Crew meals on request for flights from Artesia (ATS)

For the people on the flight deck, crew meals out of Artesia are a line you add on request, priced and invoiced with the rest of the order. Flight crew meals at KATS suit the long dry days: protein, water, something light. Pilot meals are packed so a pilot can eat one-handed on the ramp, and crew catering is labelled CREW. Cockpit meals travel in crew meal boxes, and different meals for pilots are available when policy asks. If the cabin staff want the same, cabin crew meals go on the same ticket.

Meal passKATS

Cabin crew

Box

Marked crew

Galley

Oven 6 min

Order

On request

Marked crew

Meal passKATS

Pilots

Box

CPT ≠ F/O

Galley

Cold or hot

Order

On request

Two dishes

Artesia Municipal Airport (KATS) runway and apron in southeastern New Mexico

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night

DeliveryEvery FBO

FBO catering at Artesia Municipal Airport (ATS): delivery to your aircraft

Delivery at Artesia is made to the FBO, to your handling agent or directly at the aircraft. FBO catering is handed over at the general aviation terminal, ground handling catering is coordinated with the ramp team, and handling agent catering means your agent gets the slot and the tail. Catering delivery to the FBO is arranged on your terms.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal

High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

High loader and aircraft provisioning: aviation catering at Artesia Municipal Airport

A light or midsize jet at Artesia seldom needs more than a hand-loaded cart to the stairs, but a larger cabin changes the plan. We ask for the aircraft type so we know the door height and whether a high loader is needed on the ramp. Galley catering is sized to your ovens, and aircraft provisioning is staged airside so everything reaches the galley in one pass. Airside catering delivery is coordinated with the FBO or your handling agent.

Mention it when you order

HACCP kitchen

Certified, inspected, with cold-chain records filed against your trip.

All FBOs served

Whichever terminal you park at, handover is at the aircraft, on your slot.

Diets read twice

Allergen sheet per guest, halal and kosher on request, sealed and labelled.

One clean invoice

Itemised and trip-report ready, sent after the leg.

About the airportKATS / ATS

Airport catering at Artesia Municipal Airport (KATS)

Artesia Municipal Airport serves southeastern New Mexico as a general aviation field, in the middle of oil and ranch country. Airport catering for a business jet here means working with a small terminal and a quiet ramp. General aviation traffic includes corporate shuttles and charter visitors, and FBO services are handled at the terminal. Ground handling services are arranged with your agent.

Business aviation

Artesia works as a business aviation hub for the nearby oilfield economy. Inflight catering and in-flight catering here lean on practicality, while aviation catering and business aviation catering fit the corporate shuttles. Executive jet catering suits light cabins, diplomatic flight catering is rare but available, and cabin crew meals complete the order. Summer heat and thunderstorms shape the season.

Customs & food import

For international arrivals into the United States, customs and agriculture inspectors can remove fresh foreign produce, meat and dairy. Domestic catering we supply for KATS is sealed and labelled, so inspection is simple. If you arrive from abroad, declare onboard food and check with your handling agent.

ReviewsFrom the crews we cater for

5.0 / 5

★★★★★

Average rating from the cabin crew and pilots we cater for.

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★★★★★VIP AIRLINER

“It was the packing plan I cared about at KATS, with 2 servings of mini sandwiches and individual desserts and a late menu amendment to consider. My main takeaway from this private aviation catering order was the practical approach to catering handover. The Galley Girls talked through the quantities of desserts with us before confirmation, rather than leaving us to guess the portions. There was enough information about the main courses to brief the crew without making assumptions about what had been ordered.”

Martina C. | Chief cabin officer — BBJ

ACJ320

★★★★★LIGHT JET

“On this departure from ATS, 2 passengers had chosen a selection of petits fours and sandwiches, and a tight boarding window needed to be reflected in the order. For our team, the strongest part of their business jet catering was how they handled packing arrangement. I wanted clear identification on the main courses; The Galley Girls made the packing arrangement easy to compare with the order. The snack boxes were also listed clearly, which made it easier to pass instructions between crew members during preparation.”

Diego H. | VIP flight attendant

Phenom 300

★★★★★CHARTER

“Nothing about the 2 guest order at Artesia Municipal Airport called for excess complexity: just a selection of petits fours and sandwiches and sensible planning for a short ground stop. The canapés came from The Galley Girls in sealed meal containers, with a packing list that matched the contents. The snack boxes were easy to locate, leaving the crew free to focus on the remaining cabin preparation. The written menu details stood out more than any sales pitch about business aviation catering.”

Ivan T. | Charter operator

Gulfstream G450

What crews ask before ArtesiaAsked by crews

How much does private jet catering cost for a departure from Artesia?+

The cost of private jet catering at ATS follows what you load: sealed cold boxes for a short hop cost less than a three-course plated meal, and a long turnaround lets us add oven-finished items. Tell us how long the aircraft sits and we propose a menu that fits.

What is the lead time for private jet catering at Artesia?+

If you want something local on the tray, say so with the booking: pecans, piñon or green chile all work. Last-minute orders are handled, and we answer day or night.

Are there customs rules on food for a flight arriving or leaving Artesia?+

Customs here follows federal rules: inbound foreign-origin food is the issue, not outbound. We keep packaging intact and labelled, and we advise you to declare any leftover onboard stock when arriving from abroad.

Can you bring food on board yourself at Artesia?+

Outside food is allowed, subject to your operator's policy. What matters at Artesia is the aircraft: a larger galley supports plated courses, a small one favours packed items, and we pack for whichever you have.

Is catering part of a charter into Artesia?+

Not part of it. The charter agreement for ATS leaves catering out, and you order it with the tail and the slot. Dust and thunderstorm season here can reshuffle departures, so keep us updated.