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

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Austin-Bergstrom Intl

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KAUS, from 1990-02-26 through 2026-07-24. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports3,4971990–export
2021–2025 reports1,065five complete years
Reported damage3.2%conditional on reports
Covered traffic rate269.0reports / 100k covered departures
01 / READ THE RECORD

1,065 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 312 more reports than 2016–2020 (753). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports1133.2% of reports
Engine-ingestion reports1143.3% of reports
Serious / destroyed19FAA S or D level
Reported inflation-adjusted cost$12.5Monly when cost was supplied
02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

2016155 reports · 4.5% damage
2017132 reports · 2.3% damage
2018170 reports · 3.5% damage
2019198 reports · 3.0% damage
202098 reports · 5.1% damage
2021125 reports · 2.4% damage
2022156 reports · 4.5% damage
2023262 reports · 2.3% damage
2024283 reports · 2.1% damage
2025239 reports · 2.1% damage
03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan32
Feb42
Mar66
Apr101
May109
Jun88
Jul141
Aug155
Sep134
Oct106
Nov62
Dec29

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach351 · 4.3% damage
Landing Roll142 · 1.4% damage
Take-off Run128 · 0.8% damage
Climb91 · 8.8% damage
Departure37 · 2.7% damage
Descent19 · 0.0% damage
Arrival13 · 0.0% damage
Local3 · 0.0% damage

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