Aircraft Disinsection in Appleton, WI: Appleton International Airport (ATW)

About Appleton International Airport

An 8,003-ft primary runway lets ATW handle airline jets, corporate traffic, and the remarkable annual influx that arrives when EAA AirVenture fills the sky over nearby Oshkosh. Paper, packaging, and diversified manufacturing give the Fox Valley an export-minded industrial base. The airport has invested steadily in its terminal and services as the region’s air travel has grown. Winters are proper Wisconsin, and the field is well practiced at operating through them.

On the field at ATW

Located 3 miles west of Appleton in Wisconsin, Appleton International Airport sits at 918 feet. The main runway, 03/21, is 8,003 feet of concrete, one of 2 runways on the field. It is a towered field with a Part 139 airport operating certificate. FBOs serving ATW include Appleton Flight Center and GULFSTREAM; we treat the aircraft at whichever ramp or hangar it is parked on. We time the treatment to your ATW departure so the aircraft is ventilated and ready before boarding.

Where the aircraft disinsection requirement comes from

The rule is set by the arriving country, not by the airport you leave from. If your destination requires disinsection, the aircraft must be treated at the last port before that country, and for a non-stop departure from Appleton that port is ATW. Pre-embarkation treatment of the empty aircraft here is a method those countries accept.

Operators leaving ATW meet the disinsection requirement on routes in several directions: transatlantic to Italy, south to Barbados and Chile, and, on ultra-long-range aircraft, east to India. Greece, India, Egypt are typical from Appleton. Whatever the destination, an aircraft leaving Appleton International Airport is expected to arrive treated, with a certificate, and pre-embarkation at the last US port is how we deliver that.

The aircraft disinsection process on the ATW ramp

We treat the aircraft where it is parked at ATW, whether that is a hangar or the FBO ramp, and we build the timing backward from your boarding. Empty cabin, WHO method through cabin, flight deck and holds, rest and ventilation, release. Your crew receives the certificate before the door closes and your passengers never see the process.

ATW at a glance

Countries that require disinsection, served from ATW

From ATW: Italy, Greece, India, Egypt, and the rest of the destinations we serve. The full table of aircraft disinsection requirements by country covers every destination we have verified for ATW departures. Australia and New Zealand carry operator paperwork we help with; if either is on an Appleton itinerary, start early.