Aircraft Disinsection at William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)
Hobby Airport is Houston’s principal business aviation airport, close to downtown and home to a large corporate fleet. Departures to Latin America and the Caribbean are daily.
If your next departure from HOU 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. Houston is in our central response region, where 12 to 36 hours of notice is often enough.
About William P. Hobby Airport
Hobby Airport is Houston’s principal business aviation airport, close to downtown and home to a large corporate fleet. Departures to Latin America and the Caribbean are daily, and its FBOs are experienced with international operations.
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 HOU, that is HOU; with a stop en route, the plan changes and we tell you how.
HOU 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 Brazil, Paraguay, Italy round out the usual list. Where a South American trip from William P. Hobby Airport stops en route, the treatment plan changes, so we ask for the full routing before confirming.
The aircraft disinsection process on the HOU ramp
Nothing about the HOU treatment disrupts your departure. We time it to your boarding, coordinate access and position with the FBO, and treat the empty aircraft, cabin, flight deck and holds, to the WHO method once catering and cleaning are finished. The aircraft ventilates for the required wait, the certificate goes aboard, and passengers step onto a treated aircraft without ever seeing the process.
HOU at a glance
| Airport | William P. Hobby Airport |
|---|---|
| IATA | HOU |
| ICAO | KHOU |
| Location | Houston, Texas |
| Region | South Central |
| Typical disinsection destinations | Chile, Brazil, Paraguay, Italy |
| Treatment | Pre-embarkation, empty aircraft, before boarding, at your FBO or hangar |
| Reviewed | August 2026 |
Countries that require disinsection, served from HOU
From HOU: Chile, Brazil, Paraguay, Italy, and the rest of the destinations we serve. The full table of aircraft disinsection requirements by country covers every destination we have verified for HOU departures. Australia and New Zealand carry operator paperwork we help with; if either is on a Houston 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.
HOU disinsection questions, answered
Is HOU in your coverage?
It is. We treat aircraft at William P. Hobby Airport on the ramp or in the hangar before boarding, and we handle our own travel to Houston. Send us the destination and date and we will confirm the plan.
Does a flight from HOU to Chile need disinsection?
Yes, Chile requires it on arriving aircraft, and pre-embarkation treatment at HOU before boarding is a method it accepts for a non-stop flight. Brazil, Paraguay, Italy are other common cases from Houston. Send us the route and we will confirm the plan.
How much notice do you need for a departure from HOU?
We can often accommodate short-notice requests at HOU. Send us the destination and date as soon as the trip is likely and we will plan the treatment at Houston around your boarding.
Our trip out of HOU 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 HOU 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 Houston?
Yes. In the South Central we also come to Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA), New Orleans Lakefront Airport (NEW), Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR), Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT), Chennault International Airport (CWF), Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport (LIT), and to any other US airport your aircraft departs from.