Aircraft Disinsection in Gulfport, MS: Gulfport Biloxi International Airport (GPT)

About Gulfport Biloxi International Airport

Gulfport Biloxi International serves the Mississippi Gulf Coast’s casino resorts and seafood economy while hosting a significant military training operation on the field. Its 9,002-ft runway supports airline service, military airlift, and business jets bound for the coast. Leisure travel gives the schedule a tourist rhythm, while Guard training keeps the airfield active in every season.

On the field at GPT

Located 3 miles northeast of Gulfport in Mississippi, Gulfport Biloxi International Airport sits at 28 feet. The main runway, 14/32, is 9,002 feet of asphalt and concrete; the field has 2 runways in all. The field has an FAA control tower and a Part 139 airport operating certificate. U.S. Customs operates on the field: GPT is a designated airport of entry. The FBO choices at GPT include Million Air Gulfport-Biloxi. We work at the ramp or hangar your crew is using. Nothing repositions: the aircraft is treated where it sits, before boarding, and leaves with the certificate.

Where the aircraft disinsection requirement comes from

Whatever the destination, the mechanism is the same: the arriving country requires the aircraft to have been disinsected, and pre-embarkation treatment at the last port before that country, performed on the empty aircraft, is a method it accepts. For a non-stop flight out of GPT, that last port is GPT.

GPT sends aircraft south: the Caribbean on short sectors and South America on long ones. Barbados, Chile and Paraguay require disinsection on arrival, Brazil does on a risk basis, and Barbados, Brazil, Paraguay round out the usual list. Where a South American trip from Gulfport Biloxi International Airport stops en route, the treatment plan changes, so we ask for the full routing before confirming.

The aircraft disinsection process on the GPT ramp

On the day, the sequence at GPT 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.

GPT at a glance

Countries that require disinsection, served from GPT

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