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Private jet catering at CRQMcClellan-Palomar / Carlsbad.

CRQ · KCRQ3 FBOs

The North County San Diego field for La Jolla, Del Mar, and Rancho Santa Fe — single short runway, three FBOs, customs.

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FBO coverage

Where we deliver at CRQ.

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

Atlantic Aviation

ATL · CRQ
Standard · 3 hoursSame-day · from 2 hours

One of three jet FBOs on North County's field — closest to Carlsbad, La Jolla, Del Mar, Rancho Santa Fe, and Encinitas. On-site US Customs.

Carlsbad Jet Center

CJC · CRQ
Standard · 3 hoursSame-day · from 2 hours

North County FBO with short taxi times and little commercial traffic. On-site US Customs including pre-clearance.

Western Flight

WF · CRQ
Standard · 3 hoursSame-day · from 2 hours

Third jet FBO on the Carlsbad ramp. The trade-off here is a single, short runway — tell us which FBO your tail is on.

Atlantic, Carlsbad Jet Center, or Western Flight — tell us which ramp your tail is on.

Briefing

What we plan around at CRQ.

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

01

Single runway, 4,897 ft — the key constraint.

Light and midsize jets operate routinely; super-mids need performance planning; heavy/long-range tails generally can't and use San Diego (SAN) instead. We confirm the aircraft and pack to the actual CRQ tail.

02

Note the code change.

IATA is now CLD (was CRQ); ICAO remains KCRQ, FAA LID CRQ. We file to the current identifier.

03

Customs on site.

Including pre-clearance — international arrivals clear here; we stage to the clearance leg.

04

North County VIP + Del Mar season.

Rancho Santa Fe and Del Mar (summer racing season, Jul–Sep) drive seasonal demand.

05

Three FBOs — confirm which.

Delivery starts with the FBO the tail is on.

Local sourcing

Around CRQ.

Carlsbad flights draw on North County coastal sourcing — local seafood, avocado-country produce, and the restaurant scene in Del Mar and Rancho Santa Fe. Most CRQ menus are built around a specific restaurant request, packed to the actual aircraft on the short runway.

San Diego coastal seafood.

Day-boat catch from the North County coast for center-of-plate and raw-bar spreads.

North County produce, citrus, and avocados.

The region is avocado country — citrus, avocados, and seasonal produce from San Diego County growers.

Del Mar / Rancho Santa Fe restaurant sourcing.

Want a specific dish from a named North County kitchen? Tell us where.

Special diets.

Kosher, halal, and allergen-controlled meals on 24-hour lead.

Common orders

What we usually pack out of CRQ.

01Coastal dinners on North County day-boat seafood
02Named Del Mar and Rancho Santa Fe restaurant dishes, sourced on request
03Galley packing sized to the actual tail on the short runway
04Crew and passenger meals staged to on-site customs and pre-clearance

The menu adapts to North County.

Process

How orders run through CRQ.

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

Step 01
Brief us by 4pm the prior day.
Same-day from two hours. Earlier in Del Mar racing season.
Step 02
Menu confirmation within the hour.
Chef-built from our San Diego kitchen — North County seafood, avocado-country produce, and named Del Mar or Rancho Santa Fe restaurant sourcing.
Step 03
Aviation-spec pack, sized to the tail.
Matched to the actual light or midsize aircraft on the 4,897-ft runway, insulated for a 90-minute hold, labeled at passenger level.
Step 04
Delivery to your FBO.
Coordinated to the ramp your tail is on — Atlantic, Carlsbad Jet Center, or Western Flight — staged to the briefed slot. Customs and pre-clearance arrivals routed to the on-site leg as one brief, one dispatch contact.
Nearby airports

Also in this region.

Other airports we cover near Carlsbad. Same dispatch lane, same standard.

FAQ

FAQ

Light and midsize routinely; super-mids with performance planning; heavy/long-range tails use San Diego. We confirm and pack to the actual aircraft.

On site, including pre-clearance; we stage arrivals to the clearance leg.

Closest to La Jolla, Del Mar, and Rancho Santa Fe, with short taxi and little congestion.

Brief us by 4pm the prior day; same-day from two hours.

Flying out of Carlsbad?

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

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