Puerto Maldonado · SPTU / PEM · Madre de Dios Region

Private jet catering at Padre Aldamiz International Airport (SPTU / PEM), Puerto Maldonado

Catering to your aircraft in Puerto Maldonado.

Puerto Maldonado is where jungle lodges, expedition charters and the odd government party all share one small ramp. We pack catering for that ramp, sealed against the damp and labelled for the person who will actually open the drawer.

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

The Puerto Maldonado table, packed for private jet catering

Puerto Maldonado is the gateway to Madre de Dios Region, and the private jet menu we write for SPTU draws on the Amazon basin rather than on the coast or the Andes. Local specialities start with river fish: paiche, the giant freshwater fish of the region, is firm, white and mild, and it travels as a chilled fillet to be finished in the galley oven with the sauce apart. Juane, the banana-leaf parcel of rice, chicken and egg that every Amazonian table knows, makes honest private jet food for a cold lunch or a hot service, and it keeps its shape in a drawer.

Fruit is where the region earns its place on an inflight menu. Camu camu, aguaje, cocona, copoazú and the sweet bananas of the lowlands arrive cut and chilled, packed as private jet platters with the juice kept apart so nothing goes soft before the seatbelt sign. Brazil nuts, harvested in Madre de Dios forest, become private jet snacks and a crust for fish. Gourmet inflight meals in Puerto Maldonado work best when the plate is built around one local product and finished by the crew, not by us.

Open the menu Download the menuPDF

Amazonian local specialities, paiche, juane and tropical fruit, packed as private jet food for Madre de Dios Region.

01Paiche filletAmazon freshwater fish, packed chilled, finished in the galley oven with the sauce apart.

02JuaneRice, chicken and egg wrapped in bijao leaf; holds its shape in the drawer.

03PatarashcaRiver fish steamed in leaves; adapted to a galley oven, kept sealed until service.

04Tropical fruit platterPapaya, pineapple, star fruit and camu camu, cut the morning of the flight, juice kept apart.

05Brazil nuts and plantain chipsDry snack from Madre de Dios forest and lowland farms; stable in a warm cabin.

06Cocona sorbet cupSharp Amazonian fruit, served chilled and re-plated just before dessert.

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 · Puerto MaldonadoPadre Aldamiz International Airport · SPTU

The three founders, former VIP cabin crew, on a business jet airstair — private jet catering at Padre Aldamiz International Airport (SPTU)

Padre Aldamiz International sits at 659 ft in the Amazon lowlands, and the humidity that comes with that shapes every tray we pack for a jet on the ramp at Puerto Maldonado. Private jet catering at SPTU leans on what the Madre de Dios basin actually grows: river fish, Brazil nuts, tropical fruit. For the flight attendant, that means inflight catering built to survive a hot, wet ramp and a cabin that cools fast. Our aviation catering is written by former VIP flight attendants, so business aviation catering here comes labelled, sealed and ready for the galley you actually have. Executive jet catering, diplomatic flight catering and cabin crew meals follow the same logic: nothing that wilts, nothing that leaks, a card on every box.

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 at Padre Aldamiz International (PEM) in Puerto Maldonado, prepared for private jet catering delivery by the handling agent.

Business aviationOur core

Business jet & VIP jet catering at Padre Aldamiz International Airport

Business jet catering at PEM tends to be built around one thing, the lodge or expedition the passengers are heading to. Corporate jet catering here favours light, clear flavours: river fish, tropical fruit, juane. VIP flight catering and charter flight catering follow the same brief, with a private jet chef writing a bespoke menu around the Madre de Dios table. Luxury inflight catering at Puerto Maldonado means the fruit is cut that morning, not flown in from elsewhere.

Government flight catering being handed over at Puerto Maldonado's Padre Aldamiz International Airport, SPTU, for a head of state flight.

State & royalDiscretion, protocol

Diplomatic and state visit aviation catering in Puerto Maldonado (SPTU)

Government flight catering at SPTU is arranged through the protocol side, not the kitchen. Head of state flight catering for a visit to Madre de Dios is cleared in advance, traced to named staff and packed discreetly. VIP aviation catering and state visit aircraft catering follow the same discipline: sealed boxes, seat numbers only, handover at the aircraft.

Menu highlights for private jet catering at *Padre Aldamiz International Airport*Or write your own, we cook it

Chilled private jet platters of tropical fruit and river fish ceviche prepared for flights from Puerto Maldonado, PEM.

Cold galley

No oven · served in four minutes

Tropical fruit private jet plattersChilled

Ceviche of river fish, citrus and sweet potatoChilled

Tacacho and cecina saladRe-plate cold

Brazil nut and plantain private jet snacksChilled

Gourmet inflight meals: cold paiche with avocado and limeChilled

Hot gourmet inflight meals of paiche and juane, packed for the galley oven at SPTU, Puerto Maldonado.

Hot service

One oven · re-plated in twelve minutes

Paiche fillet with garlic and Amazonian herbsSauce apart

Juane of rice, chicken and eggOven

Patarashca of river fish in leafOven

Aguadito of chicken with corianderSauce apart

Fried plantain with cheeseOven

Make a request Download the menuPDF

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 Padre Aldamiz International Airport (SPTU)

Special meals at SPTU are handled as a procedure, not a promise on a label. Rice, plantain and fresh fish anchor most Madre de Dios cooking, which makes gluten free and allergen free plates simpler here than in a wheat-heavy kitchen, yet peanuts, shellfish and fish stocks still hide in sauces, so each dish is cooked and packed on its own board. Vegan, kosher, halal and kids meals are confirmed with you before the slot, and the box carries the seat number, never a name.

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 for pilots and cabin crew at Padre Aldamiz International Airport (PEM)

When the crew lands at PEM, the question is simple: what can be eaten between tasks? Our crew meals are on request and invoiced with the order. Flight crew meals and pilot meals are packed in sealed boxes, cockpit meals are kept apart from the passenger service, and crew catering is marked CREW. Crew meal boxes hold a main, fruit and something dry. Different meals for pilots can be specified, and cabin crew meals can be added without fuss.

Meal passSPTU

Cabin crew

Box

Marked crew

Galley

Oven 6 min

Order

On request

Marked crew

Meal passSPTU

Pilots

Box

CPT ≠ F/O

Galley

Cold or hot

Order

On request

Two dishes

Padre Aldamiz International Airport (SPTU / PEM) terminal and apron at Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios Region, Peru.

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night

DeliveryEvery FBO

Airport catering at the FBO or general aviation terminal, Padre Aldamiz International Airport

FBO catering at Padre Aldamiz International is handed over at the aircraft by your handling agent. Catering delivery to the FBO is coordinated with the general aviation terminal so the crew sees one point of contact. Ground handling catering and handling agent catering run on the departure slot you give us, with the order handed over airside.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal

High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

Aircraft provisioning and airport catering at Padre Aldamiz International Airport (SPTU)

Aircraft size decides how the galley catering reaches the cabin at SPTU. A light or midsize jet takes a standard cart or hand-carried boxes through the main door; a larger airframe may need a high loader to reach the service door. Tell us the type and we plan airside catering delivery around that door height and the galley you have, then coordinate with your handling agent for aircraft provisioning on the apron.

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 airportSPTU / PEM

About Padre Aldamiz International Airport (SPTU): aviation catering and general aviation

SPTU, or PEM, is a modest airport with an outsized role: it is where visitors to the Peruvian Amazon arrive. For airport catering, that means planning around humidity and short ground times, and for general aviation it means a quiet terminal, a few aircraft and a handling agent who knows the apron.

Business aviation

Inflight catering and in-flight catering at SPTU are usually a short brief. Aviation catering for business aviation catering clients here covers lodge transfers, scientific charters and the occasional diplomatic flight catering request. Executive jet catering is built around the Amazon, and cabin crew meals are ordered alongside. FBO services and ground handling services are limited to what a small business aviation hub needs.

Customs & food import

Peru restricts the import of fresh fruit, meat and some animal products, and Madre de Dios has its own agricultural controls to protect the Amazon basin. Sealed, cooked meals travel more easily than raw produce, so we build orders accordingly and tell you what to expect on arrival.

ReviewsFrom the crews we cater for

5.0 / 5

★★★★★

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

Leave a review

★★★★★LARGE CABIN

“Breakfast was already sorted; at SPTU, the next request was a cold lunch with cheese and fruit for 11 guests, with a family lunch request to work around. The order made jet catering feel manageable because the storage requirements had been considered beforehand. After a final adjustment to the snack boxes, The Galley Girls gave us one revised order summary to work from. The crew provisions remained as originally requested, which was reassuring when we checked the latest version with operations.”

Lucy L. | Chief flight attendant

Global 7500

★★★★★LIGHT JET

“Choosing a seafood starter and warm vegetable sides for 3 people at PEM was straightforward; the challenge was making it work with different crew meal preferences. This experience of VIP flight catering gave us a useful reference for managing final order confirmation on another departure. The Galley Girls labelled the snack boxes in line with our brief, so the cabin team could identify the relevant portions quickly. I found the salads without searching through every box, a small detail that mattered during the final cabin checks.”

Mathieu F. | VIP flight attendant

Learjet 75

★★★★★CREW MEALS

“What impressed me at Padre Aldamiz International Airport was how a request for a mezze selection with flatbreads was handled despite a short ground stop. I asked The Galley Girls for the crew provisions in clearly marked packs, with garnishes supplied separately for plating on board. We could finish the fruit plates as each guest was ready, rather than laying everything out at once. Our brief for charter flight catering was met with a sensible plan for crew briefing.”

Chloe N. | Chief flight attendant

Citation Latitude

Before you order at SPTUAsked by crews

How much does private jet catering cost on a long leg out of Puerto Maldonado with two services on board?+

A long sector out of PEM usually means one cold service and one hot, and each is priced as its own set of dishes. Camu camu sorbet and fresh river fish sit at the upper end; plantain and rice plates sit lower. We quote the menu you pick, line by line.

What is the lead time for private jet catering at Padre Aldamiz International, given the departure slot and the length of the turnaround?+

Slot first, then turnaround: those two facts set the order. At Puerto Maldonado, produce is bought fresh for the flight, so a firm slot lets us buy and pack correctly. Late changes and last-minute orders are handled too.

Customs: can a return leg be ordered here for the way back to Lima or beyond?+

Ordering the way back from Puerto Maldonado is normal, and customs is the thing to plan around. Fresh fruit and animal products are inspected on arrival in many countries, so a return menu built on cooked dishes and sealed items passes more easily than raw produce. Name the destination and we choose accordingly.

Can you bring food on board at SPTU if the passenger count changes at the last minute?+

Technically yes, but unlabelled food is a risk when the passenger count moves. At SPTU a confirmed order can be amended for one extra guest or one fewer, and special meals stay matched to the right seat. Check customs rules before carrying fresh items.

Is catering part of a charter into Puerto Maldonado, and can it use one local product?+

No. Catering is not part of the charter: you order it separately and it is invoiced on its own. We often suggest building the Puerto Maldonado menu around one regional ingredient, paiche, plantain or Brazil nut, so the service feels specific to the place.