KBDL / BDLCONNECTICUT

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Bradley Intl

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KBDL, from 1990-06-26 through 2026-07-19. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports1,2781990–export

2021–2025 reports296five complete years

Reported damage2.7%conditional on reports

Covered traffic rate244.1reports / 100k covered departures

01 / READ THE RECORD

296 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 92 more reports than 2016–2020 (204). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports352.7% of reports

Engine-ingestion reports433.4% of reports

Serious / destroyed5FAA S or D level

Reported inflation-adjusted cost$994Konly when cost was supplied

02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

201639 reports · 0.0% damage

201747 reports · 0.0% damage

201849 reports · 2.0% damage

201944 reports · 2.3% damage

202025 reports · 4.0% damage

202148 reports · 0.0% damage

202263 reports · 1.6% damage

202382 reports · 1.2% damage

202457 reports · 1.8% damage

202546 reports · 2.2% damage

03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan10

Feb15

Mar18

Apr23

May31

Jun10

Jul30

Aug35

Sep44

Oct49

Nov20

Dec11

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach106 · 1.9% damage

Landing Roll39 · 0.0% damage

Take-off Run26 · 3.8% damage

Climb15 · 6.7% damage

Departure7 · 0.0% damage

Arrival4 · 0.0% damage

Descent3 · 0.0% damage

Taxi2 · 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.

Horned larkFAA species ID YH004134 reports · 1.5% damage American kestrelFAA species ID K511476 reports · 0.0% damage Mourning doveFAA species ID O220543 reports · 0.0% damage Barn swallowFAA species ID YI00539 reports · 2.6% damage Bank swallowFAA species ID YI00328 reports · 0.0% damage GullsFAA species ID NE127 reports · 11.1% damage European starlingFAA species ID YL00126 reports · 0.0% damage Rock pigeonFAA species ID O211123 reports · 8.7% damage Herring gullFAA species ID NE10119 reports · 5.3% damage Snow buntingFAA species ID ZX50519 reports · 5.3% damage KilldeerFAA species ID N511118 reports · 0.0% damage Striped skunkFAA species ID 1F4115 reports · 0.0% damage

06 / AIRCRAFT

Aircraft types in filed reports

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

A-320Aircraft type136 reports · 2.2% damage B-737-800Aircraft type66 reports · 3.0% damage B-737-700Aircraft type59 reports · 5.1% damage A-319Aircraft type54 reports · 5.6% damage B-757-200Aircraft type48 reports · 2.1% damage EMB-170Aircraft type45 reports · 4.4% damage B-737-300Aircraft type40 reports · 5.0% damage MD-88Aircraft type26 reports · 7.7% damage B-737-7Aircraft type25 reports · 0.0% damage EMB-145Aircraft type25 reports · 4.0% damage

07 / CT

Other covered airports in Connecticut

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KHVNTweed-New Haven Arpt578 reports KGONGroton-New London Ar320 reports KBDRIgor I Sikorsky Memorial150 reports KDXRDanbury Municipal Arpt124 reports KHFDHartford-Brainard Arpt69 reports KOXCWaterbury-Oxford Arpt48 reports