KBHM / BHMALABAMA

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Birmingham-Shuttlesworth Intl

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KBHM, from 1990-06-08 through 2026-07-09. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports1,0611990–export

2021–2025 reports285five complete years

Reported damage5.7%conditional on reports

Covered traffic rate270.2reports / 100k covered departures

01 / READ THE RECORD

285 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 173 more reports than 2016–2020 (112). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports605.7% of reports

Engine-ingestion reports454.2% of reports

Serious / destroyed11FAA S or D level

Reported inflation-adjusted cost$2.4Monly when cost was supplied

02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

201621 reports · 0.0% damage

201720 reports · 0.0% damage

201821 reports · 0.0% damage

201920 reports · 5.0% damage

202030 reports · 3.3% damage

202169 reports · 4.3% damage

202255 reports · 0.0% damage

202361 reports · 4.9% damage

202462 reports · 1.6% damage

202538 reports · 0.0% damage

03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan4

Feb11

Mar10

Apr19

May21

Jun19

Jul35

Aug50

Sep45

Oct45

Nov15

Dec11

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach109 · 3.7% damage

Take-off Run34 · 0.0% damage

Climb32 · 9.4% damage

Landing Roll20 · 0.0% damage

Departure7 · 0.0% damage

Descent2 · 0.0% damage

Arrival1 · 0.0% damage

Local1 · 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 O2205134 reports · 7.5% damage Eastern meadowlarkFAA species ID ZT00129 reports · 0.0% damage Chimney swiftFAA species ID T100225 reports · 4.0% damage KilldeerFAA species ID N511123 reports · 0.0% damage BlackbirdsFAA species ID ZT119 reports · 15.8% damage SparrowsFAA species ID ZX318 reports · 5.6% damage European starlingFAA species ID YL00112 reports · 8.3% damage

06 / AIRCRAFT

Aircraft types in filed reports

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

B-737-700Aircraft type86 reports · 1.2% damage B-737-300Aircraft type74 reports · 5.4% damage CRJ100/200Aircraft type63 reports · 0.0% damage CRJ900Aircraft type51 reports · 2.0% damage EMB-170Aircraft type51 reports · 0.0% damage B-737-7Aircraft type39 reports · 2.6% damage EMB-145Aircraft type34 reports · 11.8% damage CRJ700Aircraft type30 reports · 3.3% damage MD-88Aircraft type30 reports · 10.0% damage B-737-800Aircraft type21 reports · 0.0% damage

07 / AL

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