Every international flight arriving in the United States from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan is now being rerouted — regardless of the traveler's original scheduled destination — to one of four specific airports where enhanced Ebola health screening is being conducted. This policy, implemented by U.S. Customs and Border Protection and DHS in coordination with CDC, was confirmed on the CDC's Ebola Outbreak Current Situation page, which was updated June 14, 2026.
Affected passengers are being directed to arrive at four airports: Washington-Dulles International Airport (IAD) in Virginia, Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL) in Georgia, George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) in Houston, Texas, and John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York. These are the four U.S. airports with the established infrastructure to conduct viral hemorrhagic fever health screening at scale — equipped with CDC quarantine station staff, medical personnel trained in Ebola screening protocols, appropriate isolation facilities, and the logistical capacity to manage incoming travelers from high-risk regions.
