Private jet catering at AUAQueen Beatrix International.
The year-round ABC island with US pre-clearance. US-bound passengers clear US customs before departure and arrive home domestic-like. A ~9,000-ft runway takes nearly any aircraft.
Or · no account required.
Where we deliver at AUA.
The FBOs we work with most. Other ramps handled on request; call dispatch.
W Aviation Aruba
AUA · AUAThe private terminal at Aruba. 24-hour operation, CIQ at the FBO, and US Border Pre-clearance so US-bound passengers clear US customs before departure. We confirm the current handler before every delivery.
Aruba has additional handlers beyond W Aviation. Tell us which your tail is on and we coordinate directly. We confirm the current operator line-up before every delivery.
What we plan around at AUA.
Local constraints we build into every delivery window: curfew, customs, slots, transit, and ramp access.
US pre-clearance: the advantage.
US-bound flights clear US customs/immigration in Aruba before departure, arriving in the US domestic-like. Build in the pre-clearance time; we stage catering around it.
Year-round.
Outside the hurricane belt, less seasonal than most of the Caribbean.
CIQ at the FBO.
Each landing/departure clears at the private terminal (~15–30 min).
Not Schengen.
Despite Dutch ties, Aruba is outside Schengen.
Cross-border catering.
Sourced locally (see below). Restricted fresh items can't cross the border.
Around AUA.
Aruba orders lean into Aruban and Caribbean sourcing: local seafood, Dutch-Caribbean specialties, and the Palm Beach resort strip when your principal asks for a named kitchen.
Local seafood.
Caribbean catch and coastal preparations from the southern Caribbean.
Dutch-Caribbean and Latin-influenced specialties.
Keshi yena, pan bati, and other island signatures sourced locally.
Tropical produce.
Seasonal tropical fruit and produce from the island.
Palm Beach resort sourcing & special diets.
Palm Beach resort and restaurant sourcing on request (Ritz-Carlton, the resort strip); special diets on 24-hour lead.
What we usually pack out of AUA.
The menu adapts to pre-cleared US departures.
How orders run through AUA.
The local lane. Lead times, kitchen routing, ramp handoff, tuned to this airport.
Also in this region.
Other airports we cover near Aruba. Same dispatch lane, same standard.
FAQ
US pre-clearance: US-bound passengers clear US customs before departing Aruba and arrive home domestic-like.
No. It's outside the hurricane belt, warm and dry year-round.
No restricted fresh items across the border. We source locally.
By 4pm prior day local; same-day from two hours.