How much notice do you need for a full catering order?

For most menus, 12 hours is sufficient to source, prepare and deliver to the aircraft. More elaborate requests — multi-course dinners, specific imported ingredients or large passenger numbers — benefit from 24 hours' notice. Kosher meals require a minimum of 24 hours in all cases.

Which handler or FBO do you deliver to at Río Hato?

We deliver to whichever handler holds your aircraft. Provide us with the handling company's name and ramp location when you brief the order, and our team coordinates access directly so you receive no friction at the aircraft.

Can you source fresh local Panamanian produce for the flight?

Yes. The central Pacific coast and the Azuero peninsula to the east supply Pacific seafood, tropical fruits and artisan dairy that we incorporate into menus on request. Panamá City's supplier network, some 83 kilometres away, extends our reach to specialist importers and fine-food distributors.

Do you cater crew meals separately from passenger orders?

We do. Crew meals are briefed, prepared and packaged independently, with the same sourcing standards applied to passenger courses. Dietary preferences, allergy requirements and shift timing are all accounted for when you provide your crew manifest.

Are kosher and other dietary menus available?

Kosher menus are available with a minimum 24-hour lead time. Halal, vegan, gluten-free and other dietary requirements can be accommodated with standard notice — please declare all requirements at the time of briefing so nothing is left to last-minute substitution.

How is food kept at the correct temperature during delivery?

All items travel in temperature-controlled packaging calibrated to their specific holding requirements — hot dishes in insulated carriers, cold and chilled items in validated cool boxes. Delivery timing is coordinated with your confirmed departure window to minimise any gap between kitchen and galley.

Private Aviation Catering

Private Jet Catering at Río Hato (RIH)

Q: How do I place an order for Río Hato private jet catering?

Contact our operations desk by phone, email or the Altitude Dining client portal. We acknowledge every brief in under ten minutes, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and assign a single point of contact who manages your order from confirmation through to planeside delivery at RIH.

Río Hato · Panama · ICAO MPSM

Altitude Dining delivers refined private jet catering to Río Hato, coordinating every detail from a single point of contact so your aircraft departs with a galley stocked exactly as briefed — no compromises at this Pacific-coast airfield.

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Reply Guaranteed

A coordinator responds within 10 minutes — any hour, any time zone.

Single Contact

One coordinator handles your order from brief to delivery.

High Loader Ready

Full high-loader capability for wide-body and VVIP aircraft.

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Fresh & Local

Sourced from local markets — prepared the same day, loaded galley-ready.

Private Jet, Government & Event Catering

Private Jet & Aviation Catering at Río Hato

Private Aviation

Private Jet Catering

VIP menus composed around your principal's preferences, packed galley-ready and delivered to the FBO or the aircraft. Crew meals load with the main order.

State & Diplomatic

Government Flight Catering

Delegation and state flight catering handled with discretion: one confirmed channel, precise timing, complete documentation for every uplift.

On the Ground

Event Catering

Hangar receptions, product launches and aviation events, served to the same standard we deliver on the ramp.

High Loader Capability

Wide-body and VVIP ready at Río Hato

Certified high-loader equipment and trained crews on standby — full capability for large-cabin and head-of-state aircraft, at any hour.

High-loader service

Crew Meals · Río Hato

Crew meals at Río Hato

Dedicated crew catering for departures from Río Hato — ordered and packaged separately from the cabin, balanced and labelled for long duty days. Available for every flight, 24/7.

Río Hato · FBOs & Ground Handling

Every handler on the field

We deliver planeside to whichever handler holds your aircraft at Río Hato — no prior account.

What flight crews say · PRIVATE JET CATERING

Trusted by flight crews and operations teams

Perfect delivery

Excellent service in Panama from Panama Pacifico (BLB). The catering looked elegant, tasted fresh and arrived perfectly on time.

Natalia · VIP Flight Attendant

Reliable partner

We arranged a departure in Panama through Tocumen International. The quotation was quick, communication was clear and delivery stayed exactly on schedule.

Matthew · Charter Operations Agent

Trusted service

Our government movement in Panama through MPPA was handled with care. The catering was high quality and coordination was excellent.

Manuel · Government Flight Department

VIP Inflight Catering · Río Hato

The chef's menu at RIH

A short, working selection — not the full carte. This is what the kitchen boards most often for a Río Hato departure: classics that travel, plated for cabin altitude, sourced the same morning.

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To start

Pacific Corvina Ceviche

Freshly caught corvina cured in lime juice with ají chombo, red onion and coriander, finished with a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil. Served chilled in individual sealed portions, galley-ready.

To start

Azuero Queso Blanco and Charcuterie Board

Artisan white cheese from the Azuero peninsula paired with dry-cured Panamanian meats, cornichons, toasted flatbread and a small jar of guava preserve. A composed board that travels well and plates beautifully.

Hot main

Grilled Pacific Red Snapper

Fillet of line-caught red snapper marinated in citrus and herbs, grilled and finished with a patacón and a salsa of nance fruit. Packaged for gentle reheating in the aircraft galley.

Cold main

Tropical Fruit and Coconut Platter

A composed arrangement of maracuyá, guanábana, ripe mango and toasted coconut shavings, sourced from central Panamanian farms. Served chilled with a pot of lightly sweetened lime crème.

To finish

Panamanian Tres Leches

A classic Central American sponge soaked in three milks — evaporated, condensed and single cream — topped with a thin layer of chantilly and a dusting of cinnamon. Individual portions, chilled and sealed.

Pâtisserie

Guanábana and Vanilla Danish

Laminated pastry filled with guanábana curd and a vanilla crème pâtissière, glazed and baked to order. Paired well with a morning departure and the first coffee service.

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Inflight Catering · Río Hato

Río Hato private jet catering

Río Hato sits on Panama's central Pacific coast, a stretch of coastline where Caribbean and Pacific culinary traditions converge. The region produces exceptional seafood — corvina, red snapper and prawns — alongside tropical fruits such as maracuyá, nance and guanábana that rarely reach international menus but define the flavour of this latitude. Panamá City lies roughly 83 kilometres to the south-east, close enough for our logistics team to draw on urban suppliers, specialist importers and cold-chain distributors without compromising freshness. Chitré, some 53 kilometres to the east, adds a further ring of Azuero peninsula produce — notably aged seco, artisan queso blanco and dry-cured meats that carry genuine regional provenance onto your aircraft.

Regional Catering Menu · Río Hato

Inflight catering menu for Río Hato

Our kitchen team builds Río Hato menus around the produce that makes this corridor of Panama distinctive. A ceviche of Pacific corvina, dressed with ají chombo and citrus, arrives planeside chilled and galley-ready. Alongside it, tropical-fruit platters sourced from central Panamanian farms offer colour, fragrance and a sense of place that generic airport catering simply cannot replicate. For principals who prefer a more international profile, Altitude Dining's worldwide network supplies European charcuterie, premium Japanese A5 wagyu and fine Burgundy pairings with the same care given to local ingredients. Kosher menus are available with 24 hours' notice, and crew meals receive the same sourcing rigour as passenger courses — because a well-fed crew is part of the service.

Locally Sourced Catering

Rooted in Río Hato

Business Aviation Catering · Río Hato

Aircraft catering at RIH

Catering is logistics before it is cuisine. The figures below shape how, when and what we board at RIH — every one verified, none generic.

Elevation

105 ft

32 m AMSL — accounted for in plating and pressurisation.

Longest runway

2,450 m

8,038 ft — accepts ultra-long-range & VVIP wide-bodies.

Field status

Active

In service — our order desk operates 24/7 for this field.

Coordinates

8.38°N

80.13°W — handler routing confirmed at order.

17 / 352,450 m · 8,038 ftPrimary

Why it matters for your order. With a 2,450 m runway, Río Hato handles the long-haul, wide-body and government traffic that needs high-loader delivery — and we plan timing around exactly these constraints, not a template.

Private Jet Catering FAQ · Río Hato

Frequently asked

Contact our operations desk by phone, email or the Altitude Dining client portal. We acknowledge every brief in under ten minutes, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and assign a single point of contact who manages your order from confirmation through to planeside delivery at RIH.