Aircraft Disinsection Requirements for Flights to Morocco From the US
Meets
Morocco’s AIP lets an aircraft arriving from abroad land provided it was disinsected at departure, with the treatment recorded in the Health section of the General Declaration. That is a description of the pre-embarkation route, and it applies to every arrival, private and corporate aircraft included. Casablanca and Marrakech are within non-stop range of the US East Coast.
Why Morocco requires aircraft disinsection
The rule sits in GEN 1.2 of the Moroccan AIP, as reproduced by the FAA. It names no method, product or validity: the aircraft is treated at departure and the General Declaration says so, with a second spraying on the ground only if the public health authorities judge it necessary. Morocco is not on the US DOT list and enforcement on US arrivals is not widely reported, but the rule is on the books.
How we meet the disinsection requirement for Morocco
For a non-stop flight from the US we treat the empty aircraft at your departure airport before boarding with an EPA registered aerosol at the WHO dose, issue the certificate, and hand your crew the General Declaration wording that records the departure treatment. Because the AIP specifies no method or product, the crew carries the full certificate and the bagged cans. If your routing stops in Europe first, the treatment belongs at that last stop, so send the full itinerary.
Main international gateways: Casablanca (CMN), Marrakech (RAK), Rabat (RBA) and Tangier (TNG). Requirements change; confirm with the destination authority or your trip support provider before departure. Last verified 10 October 2026.
Morocco disinsection requirements at a glance
| Requirement | Aircraft arriving from abroad may land provided the aircraft was disinsected at departure, recorded in the Health section of the General Declaration. |
|---|---|
| US departures in scope | Yes, all arrivals from abroad. |
| Private and business aircraft | Yes, all aircraft. |
| Governing rule | AIP Morocco GEN 1.2, as reproduced in the FAA International Flight Information Manual. |
| Pre-embarkation, as published | Yes: a treatment at departure recorded in the General Declaration is the route the AIP describes. |
| Residual, as published | Not stated. |
| Advance notice | Not stated. |
| Last verified | 10 October 2026 |
- Treatment at departure, recorded in the General Declaration
- A second spraying on the ground if the public health authorities judge it necessary; passengers and crew may disembark first
- Health section of the General Declaration recording the departure treatment
Meets. The AIP describes a treatment at departure recorded in the General Declaration, which is exactly the pre-embarkation route.
What we provide for a Morocco departure.
- Signed certificate of pre-embarkation disinsection listing every can serial number
- Ink stamped company affidavit
- Ready-to-copy General Declaration wording with the can identifiers
- Destination reference sheet
- EPA label sheet, safety data sheet (SDS) and technical data sheet (TDS)
- Used cans bagged and retained on board
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.
Caveats
- No method, product or validity is specified, so the crew carries the full certificate and the cans.
- Morocco is not on the US DOT list; enforcement on US arrivals is not widely reported.
Sources
Verified by: AIP-derived text (FAA IFIM); current AIP not re-read and no enforcement report found; treated as confirmed from 10 October 2026.
Last verified 10 October 2026. Requirements change. Confirm with the destination authority or your trip support provider before departure.
Two things to settle before you file.
Routing. Pre-embarkation covers the flight it is performed for and is done at the last port before Morocco. Non-stop from the US, that is your departure airport. With a stop en route, send us the full itinerary and we will confirm where the treatment belongs.
Timing. We can often accommodate short-notice requests, but a trip we hear about early is a trip we can plan around your boarding without compromise. Send the route as soon as it is likely.
What the arrival authority sees.
In Morocco, an aircraft that arrives treated, ventilated and boarded in the normal way, carrying the documents listed above for Morocco, with the treatment recorded on the crew’s General Declaration and the used cans retained on board. An aircraft that arrives in Morocco without a verified treatment is typically treated on arrival with passengers aboard, under supervision, sometimes at the operator’s expense.
About the certificate →Common US departure airports for this route
- Teterboro AirportTEB
- Westchester County AirportHPN
- Republic AirportFRG
- Morristown Municipal AirportMMU
- John F. Kennedy International AirportJFK
- Newark Liberty International AirportEWR
- Boston Logan International AirportBOS
- Laurence G. Hanscom FieldBED
- Washington Dulles International AirportIAD
- Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall AirportBWI
- Philadelphia International AirportPHL
- Pittsburgh International AirportPIT
Not listed? We travel to any US airport. All departure airports.
Morocco disinsection questions, answered
Does Morocco require aircraft disinsection on flights from the US?
Yes. The Moroccan AIP allows an aircraft arriving from abroad to land provided it was disinsected at departure and the treatment is recorded in the Health section of the General Declaration. It applies to all aircraft, private and corporate included.
Is pre-embarkation treatment accepted by Morocco?
Yes. A treatment at departure recorded in the General Declaration is exactly what the AIP describes. We treat the aircraft at your US departure airport before boarding, issue the certificate and provide the General Declaration wording.
Can passengers be on board when the aircraft is treated for Morocco?
Not for pre-embarkation. The aircraft bound for Morocco is treated empty, before boarding, at your US departure airport, then ventilated. Passengers never see the process.
What do we carry on arrival in Morocco?
For Morocco: the signed certificate we issue on completion, the ink stamped company affidavit, the General Declaration completed by your crew from the wording we provide, the Morocco reference sheet, the EPA label sheet with the SDS and TDS, and the used cans bagged and retained on board.