Aircraft Disinsection at Billings Logan International Airport (BIL)
Billings Logan International sits atop the rimrocks over Montana’s largest city, the airline hub for the eastern half of the state. For any flight leaving BIL toward a country with disinsection requirements, we complete pre-embarkation treatment at the aircraft.
If your next departure from BIL 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. We typically reach BIL within 24 to 36 hours of confirmation, and scheduled bookings are guaranteed for the departure.
About Billings Logan International Airport
Billings Logan International tops the rimrocks overlooking Montana’s largest city, the regional center for energy, agriculture, and healthcare in the Yellowstone valley. For much of eastern Montana and northern Wyoming, this field is the practical airline connection to the rest of the country. Corporate and medical flights are constants, and the 10,518-ft main runway ranks among the longest in Montana.
Where the requirement comes from
Think of it from the arrival end: the destination expects a treated aircraft and a certificate. Pre-embarkation gives it both, provided the treatment happens at the last port before that country. Non-stop from BIL, that is BIL; with a stop en route, the plan changes and we tell you how.
Operators leaving BIL meet the disinsection requirement on routes in several directions: transatlantic to Italy, south to Jamaica, Barbados and Chile, and, on ultra-long-range aircraft, east to India. New Zealand, Italy, Jamaica are typical from Billings. Whatever the destination, an aircraft leaving Billings Logan International Airport is expected to arrive treated, with a certificate, and pre-embarkation at the last US port is how we deliver that.
How it works on the BIL ramp
Once the plan is set we work directly with the BIL 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.
BIL at a glance
| Airport | Billings Logan International Airport |
|---|---|
| IATA | BIL |
| ICAO | KBIL |
| Location | Billings, Montana |
| Region | Mountain West |
| Typical disinsection destinations | Australia, New Zealand, Italy, Jamaica |
| Treatment | Pre-embarkation, empty aircraft, before boarding, at your FBO or hangar |
| Reviewed | August 2026 |
Destinations we serve from here
From BIL: Australia, New Zealand, Italy, Jamaica, and the rest of the destinations we serve. Australia and New Zealand carry operator paperwork we help with; if either is on a Billings 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.
BIL disinsection questions, answered
Is BIL in your coverage?
It is. We treat aircraft at Billings Logan International Airport on the ramp or in the hangar before boarding, and we handle our own travel to Billings. Send us the destination and date and we will confirm the plan.
Which destinations from BIL require disinsection?
From BIL and the rest of the Mountain West, the routes that most often trigger a requirement include Australia, New Zealand, Italy, Jamaica. Others do too. Send us the route and we will confirm what applies.
How much notice do you need for a departure from BIL?
We can often accommodate short-notice requests at BIL. Send us the destination and date as soon as the trip is likely and we will plan the treatment at Billings around your boarding.
Our trip out of BIL has a technical stop before the destination. Does that change things?
Yes, because pre-embarkation belongs at the last port before the destination country. Send us the full routing from BIL and we will confirm where the treatment should be performed and whether it can be done in the US.
Do you also serve other airports near Billings?
Yes. In the Mountain West we also come to Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE), Aspen/Pitkin County Airport (ASE), Jackson Hole Airport (JAC), Friedman Memorial Airport (SUN), Boise Airport (BOI), Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC), and to any other US airport your aircraft departs from.