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Private jet catering at TPATampa International.

TPA · KTPA1 FBO

We cover the Tampa Bay commercial-and-customs gateway with full-service GA handling — runways that take anything.

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FBO coverage

Where we deliver at TPA.

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

Sheltair Tampa

SHE · TPA
24/7 · top-ranked GA operation
Standard · 3 hoursSame-day · from 2 hours

The Tampa Bay gateway — a major commercial hub with a top-ranked GA operation, full international/customs capability, and runways that take anything. The business and event field for the region (downtown Tampa, the stadiums, the beaches). US Customs access.

Sheltair is the primary GA FBO at TPA — call dispatch and we coordinate the line crew directly.

Briefing

What we plan around at TPA.

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

01

Commercial-hub timing.

Airline and cargo traffic share the field; we tie the catering window to the briefed slot, not the filed ETD.

02

Customs + international.

Full CBP capability — the Tampa Bay clearance point. We stage arrivals to the clearance leg.

03

Takes anything.

Commercial runways handle heavy, ULR, and large-group charter tails.

04

Event peaks.

Super Bowl years, Gasparilla, and stadium events spike demand; we plan timing around them.

05

Hurricane repositioning.

In storm season (June–Nov), Tampa Bay aircraft evacuate ahead of landfall — a regional dynamic; we can provision repositioning legs.

Local sourcing

Around TPA.

Tampa flights draw on the Gulf Coast's broad sourcing network — stone crab in season, Gulf seafood, and the restaurant scene around Hyde Park and downtown. Most TPA orders are built around a specific restaurant request or a recurring private-chef spec.

Florida stone crab & Gulf seafood.

Stone crab in season and day-boat Gulf catch for center-of-plate and raw-bar spreads.

Florida citrus and tropical produce.

Regional citrus, tropical fruit, and seasonal produce — Central Florida is citrus country.

Tampa / Hyde Park restaurant sourcing.

Want a specific dish from a named Tampa or Hyde Park kitchen? Tell us where.

Special diets.

Kosher, halal, and allergen-controlled meals on 24-hour lead — the metro market makes certified sourcing readily reachable.

Common orders

What we usually pack out of TPA.

01Group-charter and corporate catering scaled to the cabin
02Stone crab and Gulf-seafood dinners in season
03Named Tampa and Hyde Park restaurant dishes, sourced on request
04Crew and passenger meals staged to the international clearance leg

The menu adapts to Tampa Bay.

Process

How orders run through TPA.

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, around the clock. Earlier around Gasparilla, stadium events, and Super Bowl weeks.
Step 02
Menu confirmation within the hour.
Chef-built from our Gulf Coast kitchen and scaled to the cabin — stone crab in season, Gulf seafood, and named Tampa or Hyde Park restaurant sourcing.
Step 03
Aviation-spec pack, built to hold.
Insulated for a 90-minute hold through commercial-hub timing, labeled at passenger level, reheat in plain language.
Step 04
Delivery to Sheltair.
Staged to the briefed slot, not the filed ETD. International arrivals routed to the clearance leg, and storm-season repositioning provisioned as one brief, one dispatch contact.
Nearby airports

Also in this region.

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

FAQ

FAQ

Yes — commercial runways and a 24/7 FBO handle heavy and large-group tails comfortably.

Full CBP — we stage international arrivals to the clearance leg.

It can affect slot timing; we tie catering to the briefed slot.

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

Flying out of Tampa International?

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

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