Aircraft Disinsection at Roswell Air Center (ROW)
Roswell Air Center puts one of the largest aircraft storage and reclamation operations in the world on a former bomber base in southeastern New Mexico, alongside paint shops that recolor airline fleets. Departures from ROW that face disinsection requirements abroad are treated before they go.
If your next departure from ROW 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. Expect us at Roswell within 24 to 36 hours of confirmation; booked departures are guaranteed for the date.
About Roswell Air Center
Roswell’s 13,000-ft runway was laid down for Strategic Air Command and now serves airliners arriving for storage, teardown, or fresh paint in the dry desert air that preserves them. Airlines ferry aircraft in and out of the Air Center on lease returns and redeliveries that often cross borders. The alien souvenirs downtown are optional; the paperwork for an international ferry is not. We complete the treatment and certificate at Roswell before the aircraft departs the country.
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 Roswell non-stop and ROW 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.
Operators leaving ROW 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. New Zealand, Italy, Jamaica are typical from Roswell. Whatever the destination, an aircraft leaving Roswell Air Center 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 ROW ramp
We coordinate with your FBO and crew at ROW, 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 Roswell flight documents. Passengers arrive to a treated aircraft.
ROW at a glance
| Airport | Roswell Air Center |
|---|---|
| IATA | ROW |
| ICAO | KROW |
| Location | Roswell, New Mexico |
| Region | Mountain West |
| Typical disinsection destinations | Australia, New Zealand, Italy, Jamaica |
| Treatment | Pre-embarkation, empty aircraft, before boarding, at your FBO or hangar |
| Reviewed | August 2026 |
Destinations we serve from here
From ROW: Australia, New Zealand, Italy, Jamaica, and the rest of the destinations we serve. Australia and New Zealand carry operator paperwork we help with; if either is on a Roswell 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.
ROW disinsection questions, answered
Is ROW in your coverage?
It is. We treat aircraft at Roswell Air Center on the ramp or in the hangar before boarding, and we handle our own travel to Roswell. Send us the destination and date and we will confirm the plan.
Which destinations from ROW require disinsection?
From ROW and the rest of the Mountain West, the routes that most often trigger a requirement include Australia, New Zealand, Italy, Jamaica. Others do too. Send us the route and we will confirm what applies.
When should we book disinsection for a trip out of ROW?
As soon as the trip from Roswell is likely. We hold the plan with you and adjust if the departure moves; if Australia or New Zealand is on the itinerary from ROW, start earlier still because of the operator paperwork.
Can one treatment at ROW 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 from Roswell and we will map it leg by leg.
Do you also serve other airports near Roswell?
Yes. In the Mountain West we also come to North Las Vegas Airport (VGT), Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ), St George Regional Airport (SGU), Missoula Montana Airport (MSO), Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA), Yampa Valley Airport (HDN), and to any other US airport your aircraft departs from.