Aircraft Disinsection at Orlando International Airport (MCO)
Orlando International serves Central Florida’s corporate and charter operators alongside its airline traffic. Caribbean and South American departures leave from MCO year-round.
If your next departure from MCO 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. Book 36 to 48 hours ahead for Orlando; booked departures are guaranteed for the date.
About Orlando International Airport
Orlando International serves Central Florida’s corporate and charter operators alongside its heavy airline traffic, with general aviation facilities on the airfield’s edges. Caribbean and South American departures leave from MCO year-round, and the airport handles the largest business aircraft with ease.
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 MCO, the last port before a non-stop international arrival, is how operators meet it without spraying an occupied cabin at the far end.
From MCO 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. Barbados, Brazil, Paraguay are the other common cases. The length of the flight out of Orlando does not change the requirement; a treated aircraft and a certificate are expected on arrival either way.
The aircraft disinsection process on the MCO ramp
We treat the aircraft where it is parked at MCO, whether that is a hangar or the FBO ramp, and we build the timing backward from your boarding. Empty cabin, WHO method through cabin, flight deck and holds, rest and ventilation, release. Your crew receives the certificate before the door closes and your passengers never see the process.
MCO at a glance
| Airport | Orlando International Airport |
|---|---|
| IATA | MCO |
| ICAO | KMCO |
| Location | Orlando, Florida |
| Region | Southeast |
| Typical disinsection destinations | Chile, Barbados, Brazil, Paraguay |
| Treatment | Pre-embarkation, empty aircraft, before boarding, at your FBO or hangar |
| Reviewed | August 2026 |
Countries that require disinsection, served from MCO
From MCO: Chile, Barbados, Brazil, Paraguay, and the rest of the destinations we serve. The full table of aircraft disinsection requirements by country covers every destination we have verified for MCO departures. Australia and New Zealand carry operator paperwork we help with; if either is on a Orlando 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.
MCO disinsection questions, answered
Do you perform disinsection at Orlando International Airport?
Yes. MCO 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.
Does a flight from MCO to Chile need disinsection?
Yes, Chile requires it on arriving aircraft, and pre-embarkation treatment at MCO before boarding is a method it accepts for a non-stop flight. Barbados, Brazil, Paraguay are other common cases from Orlando. Send us the route and we will confirm the plan.
Can you get to MCO on short notice?
Often, yes. We travel to Orlando 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 MCO 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 Orlando and we will tell you exactly where the treatment belongs.
Do you also serve other airports near Orlando?
Yes. In the Southeast we also come to Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM), Dothan Regional Airport (DHN), Rafael Hernandez International Airport (BQN), Concord-Padgett Regional Airport (JQF), Hilton Head Island Airport (HXD), Yeager Airport (CRW), and to any other US airport your aircraft departs from.