Aircraft Disinsection in Baltimore, MD: Martin State Airport (MTN)

About Martin State Airport

The 6,999-ft runway at Martin State serves a mix that few relievers can match: corporate jets for the Baltimore market, a Maryland Air National Guard wing, and a heritage collection that honors the field’s manufacturing past. Business aviation uses it as the close-in alternative to BWI’s airline banks. Transatlantic trips staged from the Chesapeake side of the metro area launch here regularly. We complete the treatment and hand over the certificate before boarding begins.

On the field at MTN

Martin State Airport (MTN) sits 9 miles east of Baltimore, Maryland, at an elevation of 22 feet. Its longest runway, 15/33, measures 6,999 by 150 feet, asphalt. MTN is a towered field. International arrivals clear Customs at MTN by prior arrangement; it holds landing rights status. MTN runs its own FBO, and we come to the aircraft wherever it is parked on the field. Nothing repositions: the aircraft is treated where it sits, before boarding, and leaves with the certificate.

Where the aircraft disinsection requirement comes from

The requirement belongs to the country you are flying to, and it is met at the last port before that country. Leave Baltimore non-stop and MTN is that port, so pre-embarkation treatment of the empty aircraft here, before boarding, satisfies the destinations that accept the method. Add a stop and the picture changes; tell us the routing and we will place the treatment correctly.

Departures from MTN 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 Martin State Airport makes MTN the last port before the destination, which is exactly where pre-embarkation treatment belongs.

The aircraft disinsection process on the MTN ramp

On the day, the sequence at MTN is simple: our crew is at your hangar or FBO ahead of time, the cabin is confirmed empty and prepared, the treatment is applied to the WHO method through cabin, flight deck and holds, and the aircraft rests, ventilates and is released for boarding after the required wait. Your crew receives the certificate and the details to enter on the General Declaration before the door closes.

MTN at a glance

Countries that require disinsection, served from MTN

From MTN: 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 MTN departures. Australia and New Zealand carry operator paperwork we help with; if either is on a Baltimore itinerary, start early.