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

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Albany Intl

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KALB, from 1990-05-06 through 2026-07-22. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports1,1031990–export
2021–2025 reports240five complete years
Reported damage3.6%conditional on reports
Covered traffic rate433.9reports / 100k covered departures
01 / READ THE RECORD

240 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 27 more reports than 2016–2020 (213). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports403.6% of reports
Engine-ingestion reports262.4% of reports
Serious / destroyed7FAA S or D level
Reported inflation-adjusted cost$280Konly when cost was supplied
02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

201658 reports · 0.0% damage
201748 reports · 0.0% damage
201839 reports · 5.1% damage
201937 reports · 8.1% damage
202031 reports · 3.2% damage
202130 reports · 3.3% damage
202237 reports · 5.4% damage
202367 reports · 1.5% damage
202450 reports · 2.0% damage
202556 reports · 1.8% damage
03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan2
Feb3
Mar5
Apr7
May27
Jun12
Jul46
Aug47
Sep45
Oct36
Nov5
Dec5

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach84 · 1.2% damage
Landing Roll32 · 3.1% damage
Take-off Run27 · 7.4% damage
Climb9 · 0.0% damage
Departure8 · 12.5% damage
Arrival4 · 0.0% damage
Descent1 · 100.0% damage

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