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

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Western Nebraska Regnl Arpt/William B. Heilig Field

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KBFF, from 1992-08-31 through 2022-12-29. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports251990–export
2021–2025 reports1five complete years
Reported damage36.0%conditional on reports
Covered traffic rateNot availableno matching BTS denominator
01 / READ THE RECORD

1 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 3 fewer reports than 2016–2020 (4). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports936.0% of reports
Engine-ingestion reports28.0% of reports
Serious / destroyed2FAA S or D level
Reported inflation-adjusted cost$1.1Monly when cost was supplied
02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

20172 reports · 50.0% damage
20202 reports · 50.0% damage
20221 reports · 0.0% damage
03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May0
Jun0
Jul0
Aug0
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec1

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach1 · 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.

No named species combination met the publication threshold.

06 / AIRCRAFT

Aircraft types in filed reports

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