Aircraft Disinsection in Colorado Springs, CO: City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS)

About City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport

Set at the base of Pikes Peak, Colorado Springs Municipal shares its runways with Peterson Space Force Base, with the Air Force Academy a short drive up the interstate. The 13,500-ft main runway exists for a reason: density altitude is a daily planning factor at this elevation. Airline service connects the Springs to the major hubs, while a strong defense and aerospace sector drives corporate movements. Military heavies, airliners, and business jets mix here routinely.

On the field at COS

COS lies 6 miles southeast of Colorado Springs, Colorado, 6,187 feet above sea level. The main runway, 17L/35R, is 13,500 feet of concrete, one of 3 runways on the field. COS is towered and holds a Part 139 airport operating certificate. COS is a U.S. Customs landing rights airport, where international arrivals clear by prior arrangement. The FBO choices at COS include Cutter Aviation and Colorado jetCenter dba jetCenters of Colorado-COS. We work at the ramp or hangar your crew is using. The treatment is scheduled around your departure from COS and completed before passengers arrive.

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 COS, the last port before a non-stop international arrival, is how operators meet it without spraying an occupied cabin at the far end.

Operators leaving COS meet the disinsection requirement on routes in several directions: transatlantic to Italy, south to Barbados and Chile, and, on ultra-long-range aircraft, east to India. Australia, New Zealand are typical from Colorado Springs. Whatever the destination, an aircraft leaving City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport is expected to arrive treated, with a certificate, and pre-embarkation at the last US port is how we deliver that.

The aircraft disinsection process on the COS ramp

On the day, the sequence at COS 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.

COS at a glance

Countries that require disinsection, served from COS

From COS: Italy, Australia, New Zealand, and the rest of the destinations we serve. The full table of aircraft disinsection requirements by country covers every destination we have verified for COS departures. Australia and New Zealand carry operator paperwork we help with; if either is on a Colorado Springs itinerary, start early.