FAA PUBLIC EXPORT · 355,556 REPORTSVOLUNTARY REPORTING · NOT A RISK SCORESNAPSHOT 16 SEP 2026
RUNWAYWILDLIFETHE REPORTED STRIKE RECORD
KACV / ACVCALIFORNIA

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Arcata Airport

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KACV, from 1991-09-04 through 2026-03-25. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports271990–export
2021–2025 reports11five complete years
Reported damage18.5%conditional on reports
Covered traffic rate186.1reports / 100k covered departures
01 / READ THE RECORD

11 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 10 more reports than 2016–2020 (1). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports518.5% of reports
Engine-ingestion reports27.4% of reports
Serious / destroyed2FAA S or D level
Reported inflation-adjusted cost$203Konly when cost was supplied
02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

20171 reports · 0.0% damage
20222 reports · 0.0% damage
20231 reports · 0.0% damage
20244 reports · 0.0% damage
20254 reports · 25.0% damage
03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan0
Feb1
Mar1
Apr1
May0
Jun0
Jul1
Aug4
Sep0
Oct1
Nov2
Dec0

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach4 · 25.0% damage
Take-off Run3 · 0.0% damage
Landing Roll2 · 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.

No named species combination met the publication threshold.

06 / AIRCRAFT

Aircraft types in filed reports

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

No aircraft combination met the publication threshold.