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Private jet catering at BQUJ.F. Mitchell.

BQU · TVSB1 FBO

The largest of the Grenadines after the main island — a sailing and villa destination with a short runway for light aircraft. Jets land at St. Vincent or Barbados and transfer by light aircraft or yacht.

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Where we deliver at BQU.

The FBOs we work with most. Other ramps handled on request — call dispatch.

Bequia handling (J.F. Mitchell)

BQU · BQU
Standard · 3 hoursSame-day · from 2 hours

Short-runway handling at J.F. Mitchell — customs and immigration on-site. Jets use St. Vincent (SVD) or Barbados (BGI) and transfer; we confirm the current handler before every delivery.

Other operators in the area — Million Air HPN, Signature Newark — handled separately. See nearby airports below.

Briefing

What we plan around at BQU.

Local constraints we build into every delivery window — curfew, customs, slots, transit, and ramp access.

01

Light aircraft only.

The short runway means turboprops; jets use St. Vincent or Barbados and transfer. We provision the jet leg and the onward.

02

Sailing seasons.

Regatta and festival seasons spike demand; much catering is yacht- and villa-based. We provision accordingly.

03

Customs on-site.

Clearance on arrival; we stage to it.

04

US return needs CBP.

The US-bound leg lands at a port of entry.

05

Cross-border catering.

Sourced locally and often yacht-provisioned (see below).

Local sourcing

Around BQU.

Bequia orders lean into Bequian and Grenadines sourcing — local seafood, tropical produce, and villa and yacht-provisioning for a sailing-first island.

Local seafood.

Lobster in season and Caribbean catch from the Grenadines.

Tropical produce.

Seasonal tropical fruit and produce sourced locally.

Villa and yacht-provisioning sourcing.

Villa and yacht-provisioning sourcing on request — the Easter Regatta and sailing seasons drive demand.

Special diets.

Special diets on 24-hour lead — small island means extra lead time.

Common orders

What we usually pack out of BQU.

01Sailing and villa Grenadines dinners on lobster, Caribbean catch, and tropical produce
02Jet-leg provisioning via St. Vincent or Barbados and the turboprop or yacht onward
03Easter Regatta and yacht-provisioning catering, sourced on request
04Crew and passenger meals staged to on-site customs at J.F. Mitchell

The menu adapts to Admiralty Bay.

Process

How orders run through BQU.

The local lane. Lead times, kitchen routing, ramp handoff — tuned to this airport.

Step 01
Brief us by 4pm the prior day local.
Same-day from two hours — small island and regatta seasons mean extra lead time.
Step 02
Menu confirmation within the hour.
Chef-built on Bequian seafood and tropical produce, with villa and yacht-provisioning sourcing — cross-border fresh items can't travel, so we source locally.
Step 03
Aviation-spec pack, built to hold.
Insulated for a 90-minute hold, labeled at passenger level, reheat in plain language.
Step 04
Delivery to Bequia handling at J.F. Mitchell.
Staged to on-site customs. Jets route via SVD or BGI and yacht or turboprop onward legs provisioned as one brief, one dispatch contact.
FAQ

FAQ

No — light aircraft only. Jets use St. Vincent or Barbados and transfer by light aircraft or yacht.

Sailing and quiet villa stays — the Easter Regatta is a highlight.

No restricted fresh items across the border — we source locally.

By 4pm prior day local; same-day from two hours.

Flying out of Bequia?

Brief us.
We'll have it on the ramp.

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