Aircraft disinsection, done before anyone boards. Your aircraft arrives compliant.
Pre-embarkation disinsection on the empty aircraft at your US departure airport, to the WHO 2nd edition (2023) standard: EPA registered aircraft insecticides only, applied by licensed applicators in full PPE. Every treatment leaves with the certificate, the General Declaration wording and an ink stamped company affidavit, so the aircraft departs compliant and arrives compliant.
Pre-embarkation aircraft disinsection for international departures from the US.
Many countries will not accept an arriving aircraft that has not been treated for insects. Pure Aircraft Disinsection performs that treatment the way the World Health Organization describes it for the pre-embarkation method: a WHO-approved aerosol applied to the empty aircraft, before boarding, at the departure airport. The aircraft is ventilated, boards after the required wait, and lands with the certificate the destination authority expects.
We are the disinsection division of Pure Aviation Detailing, based in Bentonville, Arkansas, and we travel to the aircraft anywhere in the United States. Flight departments, charter and management companies, trip-support providers and airlines call us when a flight is filed to a destination that requires disinsection and they want it handled by people who do this every week.
Countries that require aircraft disinsection: Australia, New Zealand, Italy, Greece and more.
Pre-embarkation is a WHO standard method accepted by a wide range of countries that require disinsection. We handle it for US departures to destinations including:
Pre-embarkation is performed at your US departure airport and covers that flight, so it fits non-stop flights from the US. For multi-stop routings, and for the small number of destinations that require an on-arrival treatment we do not provide, we confirm the specifics when you send your trip.
The aircraft disinsection process: five steps from itinerary to certificate.
Send us your trip
Destination, departure airport and date. That is all we need to start.
We confirm the requirement
What that country and route require, and exactly what applies to your aircraft.
We come to the aircraft
Nationwide and mobile. No repositioning to a specialist facility.
We treat the empty aircraft
Cabin, flight deck and holds, before boarding, to the WHO pre-embarkation method.
We issue the certificate
Ready for the destination authority, with the paperwork handled.
What pre-embarkation means: already done, on an empty aircraft, before anyone boards.
The alternatives, pre-departure and on-arrival, both mean spraying a cabin with passengers seated, sometimes at the arrival gate on the authority’s timetable and at the operator’s expense. Pre-embarkation means the treatment is complete before boarding, the cabin is ventilated before anyone steps aboard, and the aircraft arrives with its certificate in hand.
The service in detail
What is aircraft disinsection? Explained plainly.
What aircraft disinsection is
The treatment, the rules behind it, and why a growing list of countries require it on arrival.
Disinsection vs disinfection
Two words, two different treatments, two different sets of rules. Why the difference matters at the arrival gate.
Types of disinsection
The four ways an aircraft can be disinsected, side by side, and why pre-embarkation is the right choice for a US departure.
The WHO methods
How the four recognized methods compare, which keep passengers off the aircraft, and which one we perform.
The certificate and paperwork
What you receive after treatment and what the destination authority looks for.
Requirements by country
Every confirmed country in one table: the rule, the methods it accepts, and whether pre-embarkation is among them.
Aircraft disinsection at any US departure airport.
Teterboro, Van Nuys, Opa-Locka, Dallas Love, Honolulu and every field between. We travel to your aircraft; there is no repositioning to a specialist facility, and no one has to spray an occupied cabin at the gate. We can often accommodate short-notice requests, so contact us with your dates.
Every treatment is performed by our own team, never a subcontractor or franchisee, so the standard on your aircraft is the one our name is on.
US departure airports we serve →
Aircraft disinsection questions, answered
What does Pure Aircraft Disinsection provide?
Pre-embarkation aircraft disinsection: an EPA registered aerosol at the WHO dose applied to the empty aircraft before boarding, at your US departure airport, so the aircraft arrives compliant. We come to your aircraft, nationwide, and issue the certificate on completion.
Does Greece require disinsection now?
Yes. Greece made disinsection mandatory in September 2025 for aircraft arriving from mosquito-risk countries, including the United States. We treat the aircraft at your US departure airport and provide the certificate.
Which countries require aircraft disinsection?
The countries on our destinations pages, each confirmed from a published rule, a written answer from the authority, or consistent published sources backed by our operating experience: Italy, Greece, Egypt, Morocco, India, Bangladesh, Brunei, Macau, the Philippines, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay, Barbados, Mauritius, the Seychelles, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, the Solomon Islands and the Cook Islands. Send us your itinerary and we will confirm what applies.
Can passengers be on board during disinsection?
Not for pre-embarkation. It is performed on an empty aircraft before boarding, which is one of its advantages over spraying at the arrival gate.
How fast can you get to us?
With 36 to 48 hours of notice almost anywhere in the continental US, and with 12 to 36 hours of notice at some central US airports, day or night, with no last minute or overnight fees. For Hawaii, Alaska and US territory departures we arrange scheduled service, so reach out as soon as your trip is on the calendar.
How far in advance should we book?
Book 36 to 48 hours ahead for most airports, and 12 to 36 hours ahead for some central US airports. Scheduled bookings made with four or more days of notice are guaranteed for the scheduled departure, and Hawaii, Alaska and US territories such as Puerto Rico are served on a scheduled basis. If you are flying to Australia or New Zealand there is operator paperwork that should be started early; contact us and we will guide you.