Aircraft Disinsection at Van Nuys Airport (VNY)
Van Nuys is one of the busiest general aviation airports in the world and the business aviation capital of Southern California. Pacific and transatlantic departures leave from VNY every day.
If your next departure from VNY 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. We ask for 36 to 48 hours of notice at VNY, and scheduled bookings are guaranteed for the departure.
About Van Nuys Airport
Van Nuys is one of the busiest general aviation airports in the world and the business aviation capital of Southern California, with a dense FBO community and a large based fleet. Pacific and transatlantic departures leave from VNY every day, and our team has worked this ramp.
Where the aircraft disinsection 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 Van Nuys that port is VNY. Pre-embarkation treatment of the empty aircraft here is a method those countries accept.
From VNY 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 Van Nuys stop in Hawaii, which then becomes the last US port and the place for pre-embarkation treatment; non-stop departures are treated here at VNY. Australia, New Zealand, Chile appear on the list as well.
The aircraft disinsection process on the VNY ramp
At Van Nuys Airport the treatment fits into the normal departure sequence. Catering and cleaning finish, the cabin is confirmed empty, and our technician applies the WHO pre-embarkation treatment through cabin, flight deck and holds. The aircraft rests, ventilates for the required wait, and is released for boarding with the certificate aboard and the treatment details in the crew’s hands for the General Declaration.
VNY at a glance
| Airport | Van Nuys Airport |
|---|---|
| IATA | VNY |
| ICAO | KVNY |
| Location | Van Nuys, California |
| Region | West Coast |
| Typical disinsection destinations | Cook Islands, Australia, New Zealand, Chile |
| Treatment | Pre-embarkation, empty aircraft, before boarding, at your FBO or hangar |
| Reviewed | August 2026 |
Countries that require disinsection, served from VNY
From VNY: Cook Islands, Australia, New Zealand, Chile, and the rest of the destinations we serve. The full table of aircraft disinsection requirements by country covers every destination we have verified for VNY departures. Australia and New Zealand carry operator paperwork we help with; if either is on a Van Nuys 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.
VNY disinsection questions, answered
Is VNY in your coverage?
It is. We treat aircraft at Van Nuys Airport on the ramp or in the hangar before boarding, and we handle our own travel to Van Nuys. Send us the destination and date and we will confirm the plan.
Where do operators flying out of VNY usually need disinsection?
Most often for Cook Islands, Australia, New Zealand, Chile, which are typical destinations from Van Nuys. Many other countries require it as well; send us the exact route and we will tell you what applies to your aircraft.
When should we book disinsection for a trip out of VNY?
As soon as the trip from Van Nuys is likely. We hold the plan with you and adjust if the departure moves; if Australia or New Zealand is on the itinerary from VNY, start earlier still because of the operator paperwork.
Our trip out of VNY has a technical stop before the destination. Does that change things?
Yes, because pre-embarkation belongs at the last port before the destination country. Send us the full routing from VNY and we will confirm where the treatment should be performed and whether it can be done in the US.
Do you also serve other airports near Van Nuys?
Yes. In the West Coast we also come to Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO), Paine Field, Snohomish County Airport (PAE), Spokane International Airport (GEG), Fairbanks International Airport (FAI), Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR), and to any other US airport your aircraft departs from.