KABE / ABEPENNSYLVANIA

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Lehigh Valley Intl

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KABE, from 1990-07-23 through 2026-07-20. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports7861990–export

2021–2025 reports219five complete years

Reported damage2.9%conditional on reports

Covered traffic rate1020.4reports / 100k covered departures

01 / READ THE RECORD

219 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 61 more reports than 2016–2020 (158). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports232.9% of reports

Engine-ingestion reports212.7% of reports

Serious / destroyed3FAA S or D level

Reported inflation-adjusted cost$1.9Monly when cost was supplied

02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

201627 reports · 0.0% damage

201726 reports · 3.8% damage

201832 reports · 3.1% damage

201937 reports · 2.7% damage

202036 reports · 2.8% damage

202158 reports · 1.7% damage

202244 reports · 2.3% damage

202345 reports · 0.0% damage

202443 reports · 0.0% damage

202529 reports · 0.0% damage

03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan4

Feb4

Mar8

Apr7

May18

Jun9

Jul56

Aug57

Sep29

Oct16

Nov9

Dec2

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach62 · 1.6% damage

Landing Roll31 · 3.2% damage

Take-off Run21 · 0.0% damage

Climb9 · 0.0% damage

Departure3 · 0.0% damage

Taxi2 · 0.0% damage

Arrival1 · 0.0% damage

Descent1 · 0.0% damage

Phase counts use 2021–2025 reports with a supplied phase.

05 / IDENTIFIED WILDLIFE

Named species in this airport record

Unknown-bird categories remain in airport totals but do not get thin species-combination pages.

Barn swallowFAA species ID YI00580 reports · 0.0% damage Mourning doveFAA species ID O220565 reports · 1.5% damage Horned larkFAA species ID YH00460 reports · 0.0% damage American kestrelFAA species ID K511444 reports · 2.3% damage European starlingFAA species ID YL00133 reports · 0.0% damage KilldeerFAA species ID N511129 reports · 3.4% damage Red-tailed hawkFAA species ID K330223 reports · 4.3% damage Chimney swiftFAA species ID T100220 reports · 0.0% damage GullsFAA species ID NE116 reports · 12.5% damage SparrowsFAA species ID ZX316 reports · 6.2% damage MicrobatsFAA species ID 1C213 reports · 0.0% damage Canada gooseFAA species ID J22048 reports · 50.0% damage

06 / AIRCRAFT

Aircraft types in filed reports

A report count does not supply an exposure denominator by aircraft type.

A-320Aircraft type59 reports · 1.7% damage CRJ100/200Aircraft type59 reports · 0.0% damage B-767-300Aircraft type38 reports · 2.6% damage B-767-200Aircraft type29 reports · 3.4% damage CRJ900Aircraft type27 reports · 0.0% damage EMB-145Aircraft type23 reports · 0.0% damage B-727-200Aircraft type16 reports · 0.0% damage B-737-200Aircraft type13 reports · 15.4% damage DHC8 DASH 8Aircraft type13 reports · 15.4% damage B-737Aircraft type12 reports · 0.0% damage

07 / PA

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