Aircraft Disinsection at Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR)
Hollywood Burbank serves the entertainment industry’s corporate and charter operators with a busy business aviation ramp close to the studios. International departures leave from BUR throughout the year.
If your next departure from BUR 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 BUR within 24 to 36 hours of confirmation, and scheduled bookings are guaranteed for the departure.
About Hollywood Burbank Airport
Hollywood Burbank serves the entertainment industry’s corporate and charter operators with a busy business aviation ramp close to the studios. International departures leave from BUR throughout the year, with a curfew that shapes late-evening timing.
Where the 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 Burbank that port is BUR. Pre-embarkation treatment of the empty aircraft here is a method those countries accept.
From BUR the requirement is mostly a Pacific one: Australia and New Zealand require disinsection on every arriving international aircraft, and the Cook Islands and Solomon Islands require it too. Many itineraries from Burbank stop in Hawaii, which then becomes the last US port and the place for pre-embarkation treatment; non-stop departures are treated here at BUR. New Zealand, Cook Islands, Chile appear on the list as well.
How it works on the BUR ramp
We coordinate with your FBO and crew, 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 flight documents. Passengers arrive to a treated aircraft.
BUR at a glance
| Airport | Hollywood Burbank Airport |
|---|---|
| IATA | BUR |
| ICAO | KBUR |
| Location | Burbank, California |
| Region | West Coast |
| Typical disinsection destinations | Australia, New Zealand, Cook Islands, Chile |
| Treatment | Pre-embarkation, empty aircraft, before boarding, at your FBO or hangar |
| Reviewed | August 2026 |
Destinations we serve from here
From BUR: Australia, New Zealand, Cook Islands, Chile, and the rest of the destinations we serve. Australia and New Zealand carry operator paperwork we help with; if either is on a Burbank 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.
BUR disinsection questions, answered
Do you come to BUR?
Yes. We travel to your aircraft at Hollywood Burbank Airport and treat it on the FBO ramp or in the hangar before boarding. We coordinate access and timing with the FBO and your crew.
Does a flight from BUR to Australia need disinsection?
Yes, Australia requires it on arriving aircraft, and pre-embarkation treatment at BUR before boarding is a method it accepts for a non-stop flight. New Zealand, Cook Islands, Chile are other common cases from Burbank. Send us the route and we will confirm the plan.
How much notice do you need for a departure from BUR?
We can often accommodate short-notice requests. Send us the destination and date as soon as the trip is likely and we will plan the treatment around your boarding.
Our trip 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 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 Burbank?
Yes. In the West Coast we also come to Oakland International Airport (OAK), San José Mineta International Airport (SJC), Long Beach Airport (LGB), Palm Springs International Airport (PSP), McClellan-Palomar Airport (CRQ), Santa Barbara Airport (SBA), and to any other US airport your aircraft departs from.