KATL / ATLGEORGIA

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Hartsfield - Jackson Atlanta Intl Arpt

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KATL, from 1990-02-26 through 2026-07-17. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports4,4131990–export

2021–2025 reports1,575five complete years

Reported damage3.3%conditional on reports

Covered traffic rate91.4reports / 100k covered departures

01 / READ THE RECORD

1,575 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 333 more reports than 2016–2020 (1,242). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports1463.3% of reports

Engine-ingestion reports1142.6% of reports

Serious / destroyed25FAA S or D level

Reported inflation-adjusted cost$767Konly when cost was supplied

02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

2016187 reports · 2.7% damage

2017292 reports · 1.4% damage

2018283 reports · 3.5% damage

2019286 reports · 1.0% damage

2020194 reports · 0.5% damage

2021288 reports · 3.5% damage

2022320 reports · 1.9% damage

2023323 reports · 0.6% damage

2024327 reports · 2.1% damage

2025317 reports · 1.6% damage

03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan54

Feb63

Mar82

Apr109

May139

Jun103

Jul188

Aug179

Sep221

Oct232

Nov148

Dec57

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach612 · 2.6% damage

Climb128 · 7.0% damage

Landing Roll96 · 2.1% damage

Take-off Run45 · 4.4% damage

Departure16 · 0.0% damage

Descent12 · 8.3% damage

Arrival3 · 0.0% damage

Taxi1 · 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.

Mourning doveFAA species ID O2205289 reports · 0.7% damage KilldeerFAA species ID N5111284 reports · 1.1% damage European starlingFAA species ID YL001246 reports · 2.8% damage Barn swallowFAA species ID YI005172 reports · 0.6% damage Chimney swiftFAA species ID T1002153 reports · 0.0% damage Eastern red batFAA species ID 1C2101152 reports · 0.0% damage Brazilian free-tailed batFAA species ID 1C2201113 reports · 0.0% damage Red-winged blackbirdFAA species ID ZT10193 reports · 0.0% damage Eastern meadowlarkFAA species ID ZT00192 reports · 0.0% damage Red-tailed hawkFAA species ID K330272 reports · 6.9% damage Rock pigeonFAA species ID O211163 reports · 6.3% damage American robinFAA species ID Z600754 reports · 1.9% damage

06 / AIRCRAFT

Aircraft types in filed reports

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

MD-88Aircraft type283 reports · 9.9% damage B-757-200Aircraft type267 reports · 4.5% damage A-321Aircraft type258 reports · 1.6% damage B-717-200Aircraft type235 reports · 6.0% damage A-320Aircraft type171 reports · 4.7% damage B-737-900Aircraft type162 reports · 3.1% damage B-737-800Aircraft type153 reports · 3.9% damage B-737-700Aircraft type146 reports · 7.5% damage CRJ100/200Aircraft type121 reports · 6.6% damage A-319Aircraft type100 reports · 4.0% damage

07 / GA

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