Aircraft Disinsection at Long Beach Airport (LGB)
Long Beach Airport hosts a large business aviation community and Gulfstream’s West Coast completions and service center, so newly completed long-range aircraft leave here for delivery flights worldwide.
If your next departure from LGB 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 typically reach LGB within 24 to 36 hours of confirmation, and scheduled bookings are guaranteed for the departure.
About Long Beach Airport
Long Beach Airport hosts a large business aviation community and Gulfstream’s West Coast completions and service center, so newly completed long-range aircraft leave here for delivery flights worldwide. Noise rules shape the schedule, and we plan treatments around the departure window.
Where the requirement comes from
LGB is where the requirement is satisfied for a non-stop flight, because pre-embarkation treatment belongs at the last port before the destination country. The arriving authority requires the aircraft to have been disinsected; treating it empty here, before boarding, meets that requirement for the countries that accept the method.
From LGB 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 Long Beach stop in Hawaii, which then becomes the last US port and the place for pre-embarkation treatment; non-stop departures are treated here at LGB. New Zealand, Cook Islands, Chile appear on the list as well.
How it works on the LGB ramp
At Long Beach Airport the treatment fits into the normal departure sequence. Catering and cleaning finish, the cabin is confirmed empty, and our technician applies the WHO pre-embarkation treatment through cabin, flight deck and holds. The aircraft rests, ventilates for the required wait, and is released for boarding with the certificate aboard and the treatment details in the crew’s hands for the General Declaration.
LGB at a glance
| Airport | Long Beach Airport |
|---|---|
| IATA | LGB |
| ICAO | KLGB |
| Location | Long Beach, California |
| 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 LGB: 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 Long Beach 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.
LGB disinsection questions, answered
Is LGB in your coverage?
It is. We treat aircraft at Long Beach Airport on the ramp or in the hangar before boarding, and we handle our own travel to Long Beach. Send us the destination and date and we will confirm the plan.
Does a flight from LGB to Australia need disinsection?
Yes, Australia requires it on arriving aircraft, and pre-embarkation treatment at LGB before boarding is a method it accepts for a non-stop flight. New Zealand, Cook Islands, Chile are other common cases from Long Beach. Send us the route and we will confirm the plan.
When should we book disinsection for a trip out of LGB?
As soon as the trip is likely. We hold the plan with you and adjust if the departure moves; if Australia or New Zealand is on the itinerary, start earlier still because of the operator paperwork.
Can one treatment cover an outbound and a return?
No. Pre-embarkation covers one flight sector, the flight it is performed for. The return to the US carries no US disinsection requirement; onward international legs need their own consideration. Send us the itinerary and we will map it leg by leg.
Do you also serve other airports near Long Beach?
Yes. In the West Coast we also come to Santa Barbara Airport (SBA), Napa County Airport (APC), Sacramento International Airport (SMF), Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), Boeing Field / King County International Airport (BFI), Portland International Airport (PDX), and to any other US airport your aircraft departs from.