Aircraft Disinsection at Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW)
Southwest Florida International serves the corporate operators of the Fort Myers and Naples region with a well-established general aviation ramp. Caribbean and South American departures leave from RSW.
If your next departure from RSW 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 ask for 36 to 48 hours of notice at RSW, and scheduled bookings are guaranteed for the departure.
About Southwest Florida International Airport
Southwest Florida International serves the corporate operators of the Fort Myers and Naples region with a well-established general aviation ramp and long runways. Caribbean and South American departures leave from RSW, and long-range aircraft are well accommodated.
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 RSW, that is RSW; with a stop en route, the plan changes and we tell you how.
From RSW the requirement most often shows up on short Caribbean sectors, Barbados above all, where the flight is so routine that the arrival rules get overlooked. Barbados, Brazil, Paraguay are the other common cases. The length of the flight out of Fort Myers does not change the requirement; a treated aircraft and a certificate are expected on arrival either way.
The aircraft disinsection process on the RSW ramp
We coordinate with your FBO and crew at RSW, 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 Fort Myers flight documents. Passengers arrive to a treated aircraft.
RSW at a glance
| Airport | Southwest Florida International Airport |
|---|---|
| IATA | RSW |
| ICAO | KRSW |
| Location | Fort Myers, Florida |
| Region | Southeast |
| Typical disinsection destinations | Chile, Barbados, Brazil, Paraguay |
| Treatment | Pre-embarkation, empty aircraft, before boarding, at your FBO or hangar |
| Reviewed | August 2026 |
Countries that require disinsection, served from RSW
From RSW: Chile, Barbados, Brazil, Paraguay, and the rest of the destinations we serve. The full table of aircraft disinsection requirements by country covers every destination we have verified for RSW departures. Australia and New Zealand carry operator paperwork we help with; if either is on a Fort Myers 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.
RSW disinsection questions, answered
Is RSW in your coverage?
It is. We treat aircraft at Southwest Florida International Airport on the ramp or in the hangar before boarding, and we handle our own travel to Fort Myers. Send us the destination and date and we will confirm the plan.
Which destinations from RSW require disinsection?
From RSW and the rest of the Southeast, the routes that most often trigger a requirement include Chile, Barbados, Brazil, Paraguay. Others do too. Send us the route and we will confirm what applies.
How much notice do you need for a departure from RSW?
We can often accommodate short-notice requests at RSW. Send us the destination and date as soon as the trip is likely and we will plan the treatment at Fort Myers around your boarding.
Our trip out of RSW 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 RSW 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 Fort Myers?
Yes. In the Southeast we also come to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU), DeKalb-Peachtree Airport (PDK), Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (SAV), Augusta Regional Airport (AGS), Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM), and to any other US airport your aircraft departs from.