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. New Orleans is in our central response region, where 12 to 36 hours of notice is often enough.
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 aircraft disinsection requirement comes from
No US authority requires disinsection on departure. The obligation is created by the arriving country, which expects a treated aircraft and a certificate. Pre-embarkation treatment performed at MSY, the last port before a non-stop international arrival, is how operators meet it without spraying an occupied cabin at the far end.
From MSY the requirement most often shows up on short Caribbean sectors, Barbados above all, where the flight is so routine that the arrival rules get overlooked. Brazil, 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.
The aircraft disinsection process on the MSY ramp
On the day, the sequence at MSY is simple: our crew is at your hangar or FBO ahead of time, the cabin is confirmed empty and prepared, the treatment is applied to the WHO method through cabin, flight deck and holds, and the aircraft rests, ventilates and is released for boarding after the required wait. Your crew receives the certificate and the details to enter on the General Declaration before the door closes.
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 | 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 MSY
From MSY: 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 MSY departures. 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 perform disinsection at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport?
Yes. MSY is one of the US departure airports we come to. The treatment happens at your aircraft, in the hangar or on the FBO ramp, timed to your boarding, and the certificate is issued on the spot.
Where do operators flying out of MSY usually need disinsection?
Most often for Chile, Brazil, Paraguay, Italy, which are typical destinations from New Orleans. Many other countries require it as well; send us the exact route and we will tell you what applies to your aircraft.
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.
What if our routing from MSY has a stop after leaving the US?
Pre-embarkation covers the flight it is performed for and is done at the last port before the destination country. Send us the full itinerary from New Orleans and we will tell you exactly where the treatment belongs.
Do you also serve other airports near New Orleans?
Yes. In the South Central we also come to Rogers Executive Airport (Carter Field) (ROG), Springfield-Branson National Airport (SGF), Fort Smith Regional Airport (FSM), Branson Airport (BBG), Tulsa Riverside Airport (Richard Lloyd Jones Jr.) (RVS), Wiley Post Airport (PWA), and to any other US airport your aircraft departs from.