Aircraft Disinsection in San Bernardino, CA: San Bernardino International Airport (SBD)

About San Bernardino International Airport

San Bernardino International occupies the former Norton Air Force Base and has grown into a serious logistics airport for the Inland Empire. Air cargo operators take advantage of the 10,000-ft runway and the generous ramp space left behind by the military. Scheduled passenger service has returned in recent years, adding airline traffic to the cargo and corporate mix. The surrounding region’s warehouse and distribution economy keeps freighters moving through in volume.

On the field at SBD

SBD lies 2 miles southeast of San Bernardino, California, 1,159 feet above sea level. Its longest runway, 06/24, measures 10,000 by 200 feet, concrete. It is a towered field with a Part 139 airport operating certificate. FBOs serving SBD include Luxivair SBD; we treat the aircraft at whichever ramp or hangar it is parked on. The treatment is scheduled around your departure from SBD and completed before passengers arrive.

Where the aircraft disinsection requirement comes from

SBD is where the requirement is satisfied for a non-stop flight, because pre-embarkation treatment belongs at the last port before the destination country. The arriving authority requires the aircraft to have been disinsected; treating it empty here, before boarding, meets that requirement for the countries that accept the method.

From SBD the requirement is mostly a Pacific one: Australia and New Zealand require disinsection on every arriving international aircraft, and the Cook Islands, Fiji and the Solomon Islands require it too. Many itineraries from San Bernardino stop in Hawaii, which then becomes the last US port and the place for pre-embarkation treatment; non-stop departures are treated here at SBD. Australia, New Zealand, Chile, French Polynesia appear on the list as well.

The aircraft disinsection process on the SBD ramp

We coordinate with your FBO and crew at SBD, 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 San Bernardino flight documents. Passengers arrive to a treated aircraft.

SBD at a glance

Countries that require disinsection, served from SBD

From SBD: Cook Islands, Australia, New Zealand, Chile, French Polynesia, and the rest of the destinations we serve. The full table of aircraft disinsection requirements by country covers every destination we have verified for SBD departures. Australia and New Zealand carry operator paperwork we help with; if either is on a San Bernardino itinerary, start early.