Private jet catering trays prepared for a flight from Villamontes, Tarija Department
Villamontes, Bolivia · SLVM / VLM

Private jet catering at Teniente Coronel Rafael Pabón Airport (SLVM / VLM), Villamontes

Catering to your aircraft in Villamontes.

Villamontes at 1,305 ft is dry, hot and quiet, and nothing is waiting in the terminal for a charter. Your trays arrive at the FBO labelled by seat, with the hot dishes ready to finish in the oven.

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Teniente Coronel Rafael Pabón Airport SLVM
Camille, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder
Inès, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder
Sofia, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder

Read by Camille, Inès or Sofia — former VIP cabin crew.

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, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder
Camille

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

Inès, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder
Inès

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

Sofia, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder
Sofia

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

The local tableCooked so it travels

Villamontes on the plate: local specialities for in-flight catering at VLM

Villamontes is Chaco country, and the Tarija table is built on it: grilled meat, river fish and the corn and chili cooking of southern Bolivia. That is where the private jet menu for this Chaco stop begins. The inflight menu can carry local specialities as they travel in a galley, with the sauce apart and the garnish packed dry.

Private jet food from this region leans on the river. Surubí and dorado from the Pilcomayo, a fish the Chaco is known for, travel well as a cold plate or as a baked portion finished in your oven. Private jet platters of grilled beef, cheese, corn and fruit give a cabin something local to eat on a short sector out of Tarija Department.

Gourmet inflight meals can also stay simple: empanadas tarijeñas in the oven, humitas wrapped in their husk, a salad of tomato and local citrus. Private jet snacks are easy here: peanuts, dried fruit and sweet Tarija wine-country biscuits. We cook local specialities and label each tray by seat.

Local specialities of Tarija Department packed for a private jet menu at Villamontes
01Surubí from the PilcomayoBaked portion, sauce apart; Oven
02Empanadas tarijeñasBaked in the galley oven; Oven
03HumitasCorn in the husk, served warm; Re-plate cold or Oven
04Grilled beef, sliced per seatChilled, sauce apart; Sauce apart
05Tarija valley fruit and cheese boardCold plate, no cooking; Chilled

How it works

Three steps, one message
01

You message us

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

02

We cook & pack for a galley

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

03

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 · VillamontesTeniente Coronel Rafael Pabón Airport · SLVM
The three founders, former VIP cabin crew, on a business jet airstair — private jet catering at Teniente Coronel Rafael Pabón Airport (SLVM)

On a field at 1,305 ft in the Chaco, with afternoon heat on the apron, the first question for any galley is what survives the ramp. Private jet catering for Villamontes answers it with chilled platters, sealed hot dishes and labelled trays, delivered to the FBO or your handling agent. Business aviation catering and executive jet catering follow the same order here as anywhere. Diplomatic flight catering and cabin crew meals are quoted per menu, so the brief stays short even at a small regional airfield.

  • 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 on the apron at Teniente Coronel Rafael Pabón Airport, SLVM, with private jet catering being loaded
Business aviationOur core

Business aviation catering at Teniente Coronel Rafael Pabón Airport (VLM)

A business jet catering brief for Villamontes is usually short. Corporate jet catering for six or eight passengers, a few cold plates, one hot dish from Tarija. We offer VIP flight catering and charter flight catering to the same standard here as elsewhere, with luxury inflight catering written by a private jet chef around a bespoke menu.

Government flight catering trays for a VIP aviation arrival at Villamontes, Bolivia
State & royalDiscretion, protocol

Head of state and government inflight catering at Teniente Coronel Rafael Pabón Airport (VLM)

Protocol shapes the order when an official flight lands in the Chaco. Government flight catering is checked before cooking. Head of state flight catering, VIP aviation catering and state visit aircraft catering use named staff and quiet handover at the aircraft.

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A dish sealed and labelled for one guest's diet
PrincipalSealed
Nut-free · gluten-freeChecked by two people
Special meals

Dietary requirements and aviation catering at Teniente Coronel Rafael Pabón Airport (SLVM)

Special meals for Villamontes begin with the local ingredients. Corn, cheese and beef are everywhere, so a vegan or gluten free order is cooked and packed apart. We can do kosher or halal on request, keep allergen free dishes sealed, and make kids meals.

i.
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 & pilot meals at Teniente Coronel Rafael Pabón Airport

When the crew stays on the ground in the Chaco, we cook crew meals the same way we cook for guests, on request and invoiced. Flight crew meals come in boxes labelled CREW. Pilot meals and cockpit meals are packed to eat in the seat, and crew catering suits a long duty day. Crew meal boxes can hold different meals for pilots, with cabin crew meals kept apart.

Meal passSLVM
Cabin crew
Box
Marked crew
Galley
Oven 6 min
Order
On request
Marked crew
Meal passSLVM
Pilots
Box
CPT ≠ F/O
Galley
Cold or hot
Order
On request
Two dishes
Teniente Coronel Rafael Pabón Airport, VLM, in Villamontes, Tarija Department, Bolivia

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night
DeliveryEvery FBO

FBO catering at Teniente Coronel Rafael Pabón Airport (VLM): delivery to your aircraft

FBO catering at Villamontes means one handover. Catering delivery to the FBO, or to your handling agent, puts the trays at the aircraft. The general aviation terminal is simple, so ground handling catering stays direct. Handling agent catering at SLVM is coordinated before the slot.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal
High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

Aircraft provisioning for large cabins: airport catering at Teniente Coronel Rafael Pabón Airport

Not every aircraft at SLVM can be loaded by hand. For galley catering on a larger type, airside catering delivery and aircraft provisioning are planned around the door and the equipment. The handling agent tells us what is available.

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 airportSLVM / VLM

Airport catering at Teniente Coronel Rafael Pabón Airport (SLVM)

Teniente Coronel Rafael Pabón Airport serves Villamontes in Tarija Department, with airport catering that comes in from outside. General aviation traffic is light, so FBO services are simple and ground handling services are direct. It is a regional field, not a hub.

Business aviation

Business aviation reaches the Chaco when the season and the work allow, and SLVM works as a quiet business aviation hub for those visits. Business aviation catering and executive jet catering here stay modest. Inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering are packed for the galley; diplomatic flight catering and cabin crew meals are priced per menu, with crew meals ordered on request.

Customs & food import

For a business aviation hub like SLVM, the practical question is customs. Bolivian rules on imported animal products are strict, so we source locally and pack for the galley. Your handling agent confirms customs and airside access before any tray is handed over. Ask early if you plan to carry food in yourself.

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

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★★★★★LIGHT JET
“Small packing details became important at Teniente Coronel Rafael Pabón Airport: our 5 passengers wanted fresh fruit and breakfast pastries, and we had a family lunch request. I asked The Galley Girls for the side dishes in clearly marked packs, with garnishes supplied separately for plating on board. I want an aviation catering company to understand catering handover, and this order gave us a useful starting point. We could finish the canapés as each guest was ready, rather than laying everything out at once.”
Benjamin C. | VIP flight attendant
Citation CJ4
★★★★★CREW MEALS
“Before our guests boarded at SLVM, we needed a selection of petits fours and sandwiches divided into 9 portions suitable for limited fridge space. When comparing aviation catering companies, I would look closely at meal organisation after this experience. The Galley Girls talked through the quantities of snack boxes with us before confirmation, rather than leaving us to guess the portions. We also checked the canapés before approval, which helped avoid a second round of questions later in the preparation.”
Rachel E. | Chief flight attendant
Falcon 2000
★★★★★VIP AIRLINER
“Several practical details needed attention at VLM, with a selection of petits fours and sandwiches requested for 7 guests and limited fridge space to accommodate. The meal organisation stood out more than any sales pitch about flight catering. The breakfast portions came from The Galley Girls in compact food boxes, with a packing list that matched the contents. I could hand the crew provisions to a colleague with a short explanation instead of unpacking the whole order.”
Mathilde X. | Chief cabin officer — BBJ
ACJ319
What crews ask before VillamontesAsked by crews
How much does private jet catering cost for a flight into Villamontes?+

Cost is built dish by dish. One surubí portion or a cold Chaco platter will be priced differently, and a larger headcount adds more of the same. For private jet catering at SLVM we send the quote by email, with every item listed.

What is the lead time for catering at Villamontes?+

Weather in the Chaco sets the rhythm, so the lead time stays flexible. We confirm the menu, then wait for your final slot. Last-minute orders are handled, including a swap of the hot dish.

What about customs for catering at Villamontes?+

Bolivian import rules on animal products matter here, so we use local ingredients and avoid carrying food across the border. Your handling agent confirms airside access and the customs steps at Villamontes before the tray is handed over.

Can you bring food of your own to Villamontes, with a passenger count that may change?+

If the number of guests moves, spare portions of a cold platter are the easiest fix. We plan a small margin on the hot dishes, and last-minute orders are handled. Food you bring yourself stays your responsibility with customs.

Is catering part of a charter into Villamontes?+

Not by default. A private jet charter price does not carry the meals; you order them on top. Crew duty limits on a quiet field like SLVM are a good reason to book crew meals early.

Teniente Coronel Rafael Pabón Airport · SLVM

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Plane-side
handover at the aircraft, on your slot
24/7
day or night, every day
Flight deck
crew and pilot dishes, on request
Dessert plated in the galley, ready to serve
Camille, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder
Inès, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder
Sofia, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder
Camille, Inès or Sofia
Former VIP & head-of-state cabin crew
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