Aircraft Disinsection in Atlantic City, NJ: Atlantic City International Airport (ACY)

About Atlantic City International Airport

Genuine heavy-jet pavement defines ACY, whose 10,001-ft runway reflects the field’s federal research mission and its Air National Guard fighter wing. Casino resorts and the Jersey Shore drive the passenger market, with leisure service concentrated along the eastern seaboard. Uncongested airspace, at least by New Jersey standards, makes it an appealing alternative to the New York fields for corporate operators. Transatlantic departures can be treated here without fighting for ramp space.

On the field at ACY

ACY lies 9 miles northwest of Atlantic City, New Jersey, 75 feet above sea level. The main runway, 13/31, is 10,001 feet of asphalt, one of 3 runways on the field. It is a towered field with a Part 139 airport operating certificate. The FAA airport record notes U.S. Customs service at ACY by arrangement. FBOs serving ACY include Signature Aviation ACY; we treat the aircraft at whichever ramp or hangar it is parked on. The treatment is scheduled around your departure from ACY and completed before passengers arrive.

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 Atlantic City that port is ACY. Pre-embarkation treatment of the empty aircraft here is a method those countries accept.

Departures from ACY that trigger a disinsection requirement are mostly transatlantic. Italy is the one that catches operators most often, because it applies to aircraft arriving from the United States, and Greece, Morocco, Egypt, India follow. A non-stop crossing from Atlantic City International Airport makes ACY the last port before the destination, which is exactly where pre-embarkation treatment belongs.

The aircraft disinsection process on the ACY ramp

We coordinate with your FBO and crew at ACY, arrive ahead of the agreed time, and treat the aircraft where it is parked once catering and cleaning are complete and the cabin is empty. Cabin, flight deck and holds are treated to the WHO method, the aircraft is ventilated and released for boarding after the required wait, and the certificate goes aboard with the Atlantic City flight documents. Passengers arrive to a treated aircraft.

ACY at a glance

Countries that require disinsection, served from ACY

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