Aircraft Disinsection in Burlington, VT: Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport (BTV)

About Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport

Patrick Leahy Burlington International looks out toward Lake Champlain and the Adirondacks and serves as Vermont’s principal airline field. The Vermont Air National Guard flies advanced fighters from the same 8,319-ft runway used by airline and corporate traffic. Ski season and fall foliage drive pronounced peaks, and proximity to the Canadian border adds a steady international flavor to the ramp.

On the field at BTV

Located 3 miles east of Burlington in Vermont, Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport sits at 335 feet. Its longest runway, 15/33, measures 8,319 by 150 feet, asphalt and concrete; the field has 2 runways in all. BTV is towered and holds a Part 139 airport operating certificate. U.S. Customs operates on the field: BTV is a designated airport of entry. FBOs serving BTV include Heritage Aviation; we treat the aircraft at whichever ramp or hangar it is parked on. A pre-embarkation treatment here is timed to your boarding and finished before anyone steps aboard.

Where the aircraft disinsection 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 BTV, that is BTV; with a stop en route, the plan changes and we tell you how.

Departures from BTV 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 Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport makes BTV the last port before the destination, which is exactly where pre-embarkation treatment belongs.

The aircraft disinsection process on the BTV ramp

On the day, the sequence at BTV 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.

BTV at a glance

Countries that require disinsection, served from BTV

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