Aircraft Disinsection at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International serves the Gulf Coast’s energy and maritime operators. Departures to the Caribbean and South America leave from MSY throughout the year.
If your next departure from MSY 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. MSY sits in our central response region: typically same day to next morning, within 24 hours of confirmation.
About Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International serves the Gulf Coast’s energy and maritime operators from a general aviation area on the airfield. Departures to the Caribbean and South America leave from MSY throughout the year.
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 New Orleans non-stop and MSY 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 MSY the requirement most often shows up on short Caribbean sectors, Jamaica and Barbados above all, where the flight is so routine that the arrival rules get overlooked. Chile, Paraguay, Italy are the other common cases. The length of the flight out of New Orleans does not change the requirement; a treated aircraft and a certificate are expected on arrival either way.
How it works on the MSY ramp
Nothing about the MSY 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.
MSY at a glance
| Airport | Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport |
|---|---|
| IATA | MSY |
| ICAO | KMSY |
| Location | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Region | South Central |
| Typical disinsection destinations | Jamaica, Chile, Paraguay, Italy |
| Treatment | Pre-embarkation, empty aircraft, before boarding, at your FBO or hangar |
| Reviewed | August 2026 |
Destinations we serve from here
From MSY: Jamaica, Chile, Paraguay, Italy, and the rest of the destinations we serve. Australia and New Zealand carry operator paperwork we help with; if either is on a New Orleans 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.
MSY disinsection questions, answered
Do you come to MSY?
Yes. We travel to your aircraft at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International 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.
Which destinations from MSY require disinsection?
From MSY and the rest of the South Central, the routes that most often trigger a requirement include Jamaica, Chile, Paraguay, Italy. Others do too. Send us the route and we will confirm what applies.
Can you get to MSY on short notice?
Often, yes. We travel to New Orleans from our base and handle our own logistics; the earlier we hear about a likely trip the more precisely we can time the treatment, but short-notice requests are a normal part of the work.
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 New Orleans?
Yes. In the South Central we also come to Fort Smith Regional Airport (FSM), Branson Airport (BBG), Tulsa Riverside Airport (Richard Lloyd Jones Jr.) (RVS), Wiley Post Airport (PWA), Addison Airport (ADS), Fort Worth Meacham International Airport (FTW), and to any other US airport your aircraft departs from.