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.