Aircraft Disinsection at Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA)
Northwest Arkansas National is our home airport, serving the corporate flight departments of Bentonville, Rogers, Springdale and Fayetteville. Some of the largest corporate fleets in the country are based in this region and fly internationally every week.
If your next departure from XNA 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. Response to Highfill is typically same day to next morning, within 24 hours of confirmation.
About Northwest Arkansas National Airport
Northwest Arkansas National is our home airport, serving the corporate flight departments of Bentonville, Rogers, Springdale and Fayetteville. Some of the largest corporate fleets in the country are based in this region and fly internationally every week, and our crew can be at XNA on very short notice.
Where the requirement comes from
The rule is set by the arriving country, not by the airport you leave from. If your destination requires disinsection, the aircraft must be treated at the last port before that country, and for a non-stop departure from Highfill that port is XNA. Pre-embarkation treatment of the empty aircraft here is a method those countries accept.
Operators leaving XNA meet the disinsection requirement on routes in several directions: transatlantic to Italy, south to Jamaica, Barbados and Chile, and, on ultra-long-range aircraft, east to India. Chile, Paraguay, Italy are typical from Highfill. Whatever the destination, an aircraft leaving Northwest Arkansas National Airport is expected to arrive treated, with a certificate, and pre-embarkation at the last US port is how we deliver that.
How it works on the XNA ramp
We coordinate with your FBO and crew, arrive ahead of the agreed time, and treat the aircraft where it is parked once catering and cleaning are complete and the cabin is empty. Cabin, flight deck and holds are treated to the WHO method, the aircraft is ventilated and released for boarding after the required wait, and the certificate goes aboard with the flight documents. Passengers arrive to a treated aircraft.
Also a Pure Aviation Detailing field
XNA is one of the airports our parent company, Pure Aviation Detailing, services for mobile aircraft detailing, so our team is already familiar with the ramp, the FBOs and the operators here. See the Pure Aviation Detailing page for XNA for interior, exterior and ceramic-coating work at this field.
XNA at a glance
| Airport | Northwest Arkansas National Airport |
|---|---|
| IATA | XNA |
| ICAO | KXNA |
| Location | Highfill, Arkansas |
| 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 XNA: 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 Highfill 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.
XNA disinsection questions, answered
Do you come to XNA?
Yes. We travel to your aircraft at Northwest Arkansas National 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 XNA require disinsection?
From XNA 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 XNA on short notice?
Often, yes. We travel to Highfill 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 Highfill?
Yes. In the South Central we also come to Dallas Love Field (DAL), Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport (AFW), Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS), San Antonio International Airport (SAT), Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY), and to any other US airport your aircraft departs from.