Aircraft Disinsection in Houston
Houston flight departments serve the energy sector across the Gulf of Mexico and down the length of South America, and Brazil, Chile and Paraguay all require arriving aircraft to be disinsected. We perform pre-embarkation disinsection at Bush Intercontinental, Hobby, Sugar Land and Conroe, on the empty aircraft before boarding.
Why Houston departures need a disinsection plan
Houston is in our central response region, which means shorter notice is often workable for a Hobby or Sugar Land departure. Brazil is the route that most often surprises Houston crews, because its requirement applies on a risk basis rather than to every arrival; we confirm which rule applies to your itinerary before the aircraft leaves.
From Texas and the Gulf Coast the routes that most often trigger a disinsection requirement run south: Barbados, Chile, Brazil and Paraguay, plus transatlantic flying to Italy.
Houston sits in our central response region: book 36 to 48 hours ahead as a rule, and some departures can be served with 12 to 36 hours of notice. We travel to the aircraft; nothing repositions to us.
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.
Departure airports we serve in Houston
- George Bush Intercontinental Airport IAHGeorge Bush Intercontinental is Houston’s long-haul gateway and hosts a substantial business aviation presence serving the energy industry.
- William P. Hobby Airport HOUHobby Airport is Houston’s principal business aviation airport, close to downtown and home to a large corporate fleet.
- Sugar Land Regional Airport SGRSugar Land Regional is a dedicated business aviation airport on Houston’s southwest side, favored by corporate operators for its convenience.
- Conroe-North Houston Regional Airport CXOConroe-North Houston Regional has become the boomtown airport of Houston’s northern corridor, its new hangars filling with the jets of the energy and timber money that built Montgomery County.
Pre-embarkation disinsection with an EPA registered aerosol at the WHO dose, applied to the empty aircraft at Houston by licensed applicators in full PPE. The crew leaves with the signed certificate listing every can serial number, the ink stamped company affidavit, the General Declaration wording, a destination reference sheet, the EPA label sheet with SDS and TDS, and the used cans bagged and retained on board.
The service in detail →The usual destinations from Houston; we serve every country on the requirements by country table.
Statewide: Aircraft disinsection in Texas
Houston disinsection questions, answered
Which airports in Houston do you serve for disinsection?
All of them. We come to the aircraft at George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR) and Conroe-North Houston Regional Airport (CXO), and to any other field in Houston your aircraft departs from.
Where does the treatment happen at a Houston airport?
At the FBO or hangar where the aircraft is parked: Atlantic, Signature and Jet Aviation at Hobby, the corporate terminals at Bush Intercontinental, and the hangars at Sugar Land and Conroe. We coordinate access and timing with the FBO and your crew.
How much notice do you need for a Houston departure?
Houston sits in our central response region: book 36 to 48 hours ahead as a rule, and some departures can be served with 12 to 36 hours of notice. Send the destination, departure airport and date as soon as the trip is likely.
Which countries require disinsection on flights from Houston?
From Texas and the Gulf Coast the routes that most often trigger a disinsection requirement run south: Barbados, Chile, Brazil and Paraguay, plus transatlantic flying to Italy. The full list of countries we have verified, with the methods each accepts, is on our requirements by country page.