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

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Igor I Sikorsky Memorial

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KBDR, from 1990-05-21 through 2025-07-15. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports1501990–export
2021–2025 reports36five complete years
Reported damage14.7%conditional on reports
Covered traffic rateNot availableno matching BTS denominator
01 / READ THE RECORD

36 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 23 more reports than 2016–2020 (13). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports2214.7% of reports
Engine-ingestion reports53.3% of reports
Serious / destroyed2FAA S or D level
Reported inflation-adjusted cost$73Konly when cost was supplied
02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

20162 reports · 0.0% damage
20176 reports · 0.0% damage
20181 reports · 100.0% damage
20204 reports · 25.0% damage
202116 reports · 12.5% damage
20225 reports · 20.0% damage
20236 reports · 33.3% damage
20245 reports · 20.0% damage
20254 reports · 0.0% damage
03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan1
Feb1
Mar0
Apr3
May3
Jun2
Jul5
Aug16
Sep3
Oct0
Nov2
Dec0

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach14 · 7.1% damage
Departure5 · 20.0% damage
Landing Roll5 · 40.0% damage
Take-off Run4 · 0.0% damage
Climb3 · 66.7% damage
Local3 · 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.

GullsFAA species ID NE115 reports · 20.0% damageCanada gooseFAA species ID J220410 reports · 40.0% damageEuropean starlingFAA species ID YL00110 reports · 0.0% damageSparrowsFAA species ID ZX310 reports · 0.0% damage
06 / AIRCRAFT

Aircraft types in filed reports

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

PA-28Aircraft type14 reports · 28.6% damage
07 / CT

Other covered airports in Connecticut

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KBDLBradley Intl1,278 reportsKHVNTweed-New Haven Arpt578 reportsKGONGroton-New London Ar320 reportsKDXRDanbury Municipal Arpt124 reportsKHFDHartford-Brainard Arpt69 reportsKOXCWaterbury-Oxford Arpt48 reports