Aircraft Disinsection at Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO)
Portland-Hillsboro is Oregon’s primary business aviation airport, home to the corporate fleets of the Portland area’s largest companies. Pacific and transatlantic departures leave from HIO.
If your next departure from HIO 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. Expect us at Hillsboro within 24 to 36 hours of confirmation; booked departures are guaranteed for the date.
About Portland-Hillsboro Airport
Portland-Hillsboro is Oregon’s primary business aviation airport, home to the corporate fleets of the Portland area’s largest companies and a busy charter trade. Pacific and transatlantic departures leave from HIO.
Where the requirement comes from
The requirement belongs to the country you are flying to, and it is met at the last port before that country. Leave Hillsboro non-stop and HIO is that port, so pre-embarkation treatment of the empty aircraft here, before boarding, satisfies the destinations that accept the method. Add a stop and the picture changes; tell us the routing and we will place the treatment correctly.
From HIO 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 Hillsboro stop in Hawaii, which then becomes the last US port and the place for pre-embarkation treatment; non-stop departures are treated here at HIO. New Zealand, Cook Islands, Chile appear on the list as well.
How it works on the HIO 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.
HIO at a glance
| Airport | Portland-Hillsboro Airport |
|---|---|
| IATA | HIO |
| ICAO | KHIO |
| Location | Hillsboro, Oregon |
| 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 HIO: 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 Hillsboro 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.
HIO disinsection questions, answered
Do you come to HIO?
Yes. We travel to your aircraft at Portland-Hillsboro 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 HIO to Australia need disinsection?
Yes, Australia requires it on arriving aircraft, and pre-embarkation treatment at HIO before boarding is a method it accepts for a non-stop flight. New Zealand, Cook Islands, Chile are other common cases from Hillsboro. Send us the route and we will confirm the plan.
How much notice do you need for a departure from HIO?
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 Hillsboro?
Yes. In the West Coast we also come to San José Mineta International Airport (SJC), Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), Boeing Field / King County International Airport (BFI), Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC), Long Beach Airport (LGB), Palm Springs International Airport (PSP), and to any other US airport your aircraft departs from.