KBOS / BOSMASSACHUSETTS

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

General Edward Lawrence Logan Intl Arpt

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KBOS, from 1990-06-18 through 2026-07-19. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports2,9731990–export

2021–2025 reports774five complete years

Reported damage6.5%conditional on reports

Covered traffic rate131.4reports / 100k covered departures

01 / READ THE RECORD

774 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 234 more reports than 2016–2020 (540). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports1926.5% of reports

Engine-ingestion reports1665.6% of reports

Serious / destroyed39FAA S or D level

Reported inflation-adjusted cost$25.8Monly when cost was supplied

02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

2016124 reports · 4.0% damage

201795 reports · 6.3% damage

2018140 reports · 3.6% damage

2019116 reports · 1.7% damage

202065 reports · 6.2% damage

2021117 reports · 6.0% damage

2022160 reports · 6.2% damage

2023162 reports · 5.6% damage

2024151 reports · 6.6% damage

2025184 reports · 3.8% damage

03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan19

Feb23

Mar33

Apr44

May89

Jun64

Jul99

Aug109

Sep84

Oct98

Nov68

Dec44

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach276 · 8.0% damage

Take-off Run134 · 5.2% damage

Landing Roll100 · 3.0% damage

Climb75 · 12.0% damage

Departure37 · 0.0% damage

Arrival11 · 0.0% damage

Descent4 · 50.0% 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.

Herring gullFAA species ID NE101312 reports · 7.4% damage GullsFAA species ID NE1154 reports · 20.8% damage Horned larkFAA species ID YH004123 reports · 0.0% damage European starlingFAA species ID YL001117 reports · 1.7% damage Snow buntingFAA species ID ZX50588 reports · 1.1% damage Snowy owlFAA species ID R200185 reports · 7.1% damage American kestrelFAA species ID K511481 reports · 0.0% damage Semipalmated sandpiperFAA species ID N602872 reports · 2.8% damage Barn swallowFAA species ID YI00560 reports · 0.0% damage Black-bellied ploverFAA species ID N510554 reports · 3.7% damage American black duckFAA species ID J213742 reports · 11.9% damage KilldeerFAA species ID N511141 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 type289 reports · 7.3% damage EMB-190Aircraft type196 reports · 4.1% damage A-321Aircraft type196 reports · 5.6% damage EMB-170Aircraft type156 reports · 4.5% damage A-319Aircraft type153 reports · 7.8% damage B-737-800Aircraft type149 reports · 6.0% damage B-757-200Aircraft type134 reports · 11.2% damage A-220Aircraft type66 reports · 6.1% damage B-737-900Aircraft type59 reports · 5.1% damage B-737-300Aircraft type54 reports · 16.7% damage

07 / MA

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