Aircraft Disinsection at Westchester County Airport (HPN)
Westchester County Airport serves the corporate flight departments of Fairfield and Westchester counties and a large share of the New York area’s long-range fleet. International departures from HPN routinely head for Europe and the Mediterranean.
If your next departure from HPN 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 HPN, and scheduled bookings are guaranteed for the departure.
About Westchester County Airport
Westchester County Airport serves the corporate flight departments of Fairfield and Westchester counties and a large charter clientele that prefers it to the New Jersey fields. Voluntary noise restrictions shape the schedule here, so we time treatments to the departure window your crew has planned. Long-range aircraft based at HPN fly to Europe and the Mediterranean regularly.
Where the aircraft disinsection 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 White Plains non-stop and HPN 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.
Departures from HPN that trigger a disinsection requirement are mostly transatlantic. Italy is the one that catches operators most often, because it applies to aircraft arriving from the United States; Greece joined the list in September 2025, and Greece, Morocco, Egypt, India follow. A non-stop crossing from Westchester County Airport makes HPN the last port before the destination, which is exactly where pre-embarkation treatment belongs.
The aircraft disinsection process on the HPN ramp
Once the plan is set we work directly with the HPN FBO and your crew on access, ramp position and timing. Our technician arrives before the agreed slot, confirms the aircraft is empty with catering and cleaning done, and applies the WHO pre-embarkation treatment through the cabin, flight deck and holds. After the specified rest and ventilation the aircraft is released for boarding, certificate in hand.
HPN at a glance
| Airport | Westchester County Airport |
|---|---|
| IATA | HPN |
| ICAO | KHPN |
| Location | White Plains, New York |
| Region | Northeast |
| Typical disinsection destinations | Italy, Greece, Morocco, Egypt, India |
| Treatment | Pre-embarkation, empty aircraft, before boarding, at your FBO or hangar |
| Reviewed | August 2026 |
Countries that require disinsection, served from HPN
From HPN: Italy, Greece, Morocco, Egypt, India, and the rest of the destinations we serve. The full table of aircraft disinsection requirements by country covers every destination we have verified for HPN departures. Australia and New Zealand carry operator paperwork we help with; if either is on a White Plains 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.
HPN disinsection questions, answered
Is HPN in your coverage?
It is. We treat aircraft at Westchester County Airport on the ramp or in the hangar before boarding, and we handle our own travel to White Plains. Send us the destination and date and we will confirm the plan.
Does a flight from HPN to Italy need disinsection?
Yes, Italy requires it on arriving aircraft, and pre-embarkation treatment at HPN before boarding is a method it accepts for a non-stop flight. Greece, Morocco, Egypt, India are other common cases from White Plains. Send us the route and we will confirm the plan.
How much notice do you need for a departure from HPN?
We can often accommodate short-notice requests at HPN. Send us the destination and date as soon as the trip is likely and we will plan the treatment at White Plains around your boarding.
What if our routing from HPN 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 White Plains and we will tell you exactly where the treatment belongs.
Do you also serve other airports near White Plains?
Yes. In the Northeast we also come to Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR), Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF), Albany International Airport (ALB), Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC), Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP), New York Stewart International Airport (SWF), and to any other US airport your aircraft departs from.