Aircraft Disinsection at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)
Austin-Bergstrom serves the corporate operators of the Central Texas technology corridor with a fast-growing business aviation ramp. International departures to Europe and Latin America are common.
If your next departure from AUS is to a country that requires disinsection, we come to your aircraft here, treat it empty before boarding to the WHO pre-embarkation method, and issue the certificate for the flight. AUS sits in our central response region, where some departures can be served with 12 to 36 hours of notice.
About Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
Austin-Bergstrom serves the corporate operators of the Central Texas technology corridor with a fast-growing business aviation ramp. International departures to Europe and Latin America are common, and the airport’s runways handle long-range aircraft.
Where the aircraft disinsection requirement comes from
No US authority requires disinsection on departure. The obligation is created by the arriving country, which expects a treated aircraft and a certificate. Pre-embarkation treatment performed at AUS, the last port before a non-stop international arrival, is how operators meet it without spraying an occupied cabin at the far end.
AUS sends aircraft south: the Caribbean on short sectors and South America on long ones. Barbados, Chile and Paraguay require disinsection on arrival, Brazil does on a risk basis, and Brazil, Paraguay, Italy round out the usual list. Where a South American trip from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport stops en route, the treatment plan changes, so we ask for the full routing before confirming.
The aircraft disinsection process on the AUS ramp
Once the plan is set we work directly with the AUS FBO and your crew on access, ramp position and timing. Our technician arrives before the agreed slot, confirms the aircraft is empty with catering and cleaning done, and applies the WHO pre-embarkation treatment through the cabin, flight deck and holds. After the specified rest and ventilation the aircraft is released for boarding, certificate in hand.
AUS at a glance
| Airport | Austin-Bergstrom International Airport |
|---|---|
| IATA | AUS |
| ICAO | KAUS |
| Location | Austin, Texas |
| Region | South Central |
| Typical disinsection destinations | Chile, Brazil, Paraguay, Italy |
| Treatment | Pre-embarkation, empty aircraft, before boarding, at your FBO or hangar |
| Reviewed | August 2026 |
Countries that require disinsection, served from AUS
From AUS: Chile, Brazil, Paraguay, Italy, and the rest of the destinations we serve. The full table of aircraft disinsection requirements by country covers every destination we have verified for AUS departures. Australia and New Zealand carry operator paperwork we help with; if either is on a Austin itinerary, start early.
Tell us your route and we will confirm exactly what your aircraft needs.
Destination, departure airport, dates. We confirm the requirement, come to the aircraft, and handle the certificate.
AUS disinsection questions, answered
Is AUS in your coverage?
It is. We treat aircraft at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on the ramp or in the hangar before boarding, and we handle our own travel to Austin. Send us the destination and date and we will confirm the plan.
Which destinations from AUS require disinsection?
From AUS and the rest of the South Central, the routes that most often trigger a requirement include Chile, Brazil, Paraguay, Italy. Others do too. Send us the route and we will confirm what applies.
When should we book disinsection for a trip out of AUS?
As soon as the trip from Austin is likely. We hold the plan with you and adjust if the departure moves; if Australia or New Zealand is on the itinerary from AUS, start earlier still because of the operator paperwork.
What if our routing from AUS has a stop after leaving the US?
Pre-embarkation covers the flight it is performed for and is done at the last port before the destination country. Send us the full itinerary from Austin and we will tell you exactly where the treatment belongs.
Do you also serve other airports near Austin?
Yes. In the South Central we also come to Wiley Post Airport (PWA), George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR), Dallas Love Field (DAL), Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport (AFW), and to any other US airport your aircraft departs from.