KBNA / BNATENNESSEE

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Nashville Intl

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KBNA, from 1990-05-13 through 2026-08-20. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports3,2981990–export

2021–2025 reports1,359five complete years

Reported damage2.9%conditional on reports

Covered traffic rate372.3reports / 100k covered departures

01 / READ THE RECORD

1,359 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 836 more reports than 2016–2020 (523). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports942.9% of reports

Engine-ingestion reports1253.8% of reports

Serious / destroyed17FAA S or D level

Reported inflation-adjusted cost$636Konly when cost was supplied

02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

2016100 reports · 2.0% damage

2017118 reports · 5.1% damage

2018101 reports · 7.9% damage

2019127 reports · 3.9% damage

202077 reports · 2.6% damage

2021117 reports · 0.0% damage

2022195 reports · 3.1% damage

2023280 reports · 1.8% damage

2024379 reports · 0.8% damage

2025388 reports · 0.5% damage

03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan20

Feb32

Mar44

Apr66

May121

Jun134

Jul314

Aug230

Sep146

Oct136

Nov86

Dec30

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach338 · 2.1% damage

Landing Roll171 · 1.8% damage

Take-off Run128 · 2.3% damage

Climb90 · 2.2% damage

Departure29 · 0.0% damage

Arrival12 · 0.0% damage

Local11 · 9.1% damage

Descent8 · 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.

Eastern meadowlarkFAA species ID ZT001246 reports · 0.4% damage Mourning doveFAA species ID O2205236 reports · 0.4% damage Barn swallowFAA species ID YI005188 reports · 1.1% damage European starlingFAA species ID YL001128 reports · 2.3% damage American kestrelFAA species ID K511489 reports · 1.1% damage KilldeerFAA species ID N511174 reports · 0.0% damage BlackbirdsFAA species ID ZT150 reports · 2.0% damage SparrowsFAA species ID ZX346 reports · 0.0% damage Red-tailed hawkFAA species ID K330242 reports · 9.5% damage Chimney swiftFAA species ID T100239 reports · 0.0% damage American robinFAA species ID Z600732 reports · 0.0% damage HawksFAA species ID K3331 reports · 6.5% damage

06 / AIRCRAFT

Aircraft types in filed reports

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

B-737-700Aircraft type449 reports · 2.0% damage B-737-800Aircraft type259 reports · 1.2% damage B-737-300Aircraft type216 reports · 6.0% damage B-737-7Aircraft type181 reports · 2.2% damage B-737-8Aircraft type180 reports · 2.2% damage EMB-170Aircraft type131 reports · 3.8% damage A-319Aircraft type103 reports · 4.9% damage A-320Aircraft type77 reports · 2.6% damage CRJ100/200Aircraft type73 reports · 1.4% damage MD-82Aircraft type67 reports · 3.0% damage

07 / TN

Other covered airports in Tennessee

Open state record →

KMEMMemphis Intl5,622 reports KTYSMcghee Tyson Arpt872 reports KCHALovell Field Arpt556 reports KTRITri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Arpt320 reports KMQYSmyrna Arpt66 reports KNQAMillington Regional Jetport Arpt35 reports KJWNJohn C Tune Arpt28 reports KMBTMurfreesboro Municipal Arpt16 reports