KBUF / BUFNEW YORK

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Buffalo-Niagara Intl

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KBUF, from 1990-05-05 through 2026-07-21. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports1,0231990–export

2021–2025 reports155five complete years

Reported damage3.8%conditional on reports

Covered traffic rate231.5reports / 100k covered departures

01 / READ THE RECORD

155 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 23 more reports than 2016–2020 (132). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports393.8% of reports

Engine-ingestion reports414.0% of reports

Serious / destroyed6FAA S or D level

Reported inflation-adjusted cost$314Konly when cost was supplied

02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

201624 reports · 0.0% damage

201735 reports · 5.7% damage

201837 reports · 5.4% damage

201927 reports · 0.0% damage

20209 reports · 0.0% damage

202120 reports · 5.0% damage

202226 reports · 3.8% damage

202325 reports · 8.0% damage

202436 reports · 0.0% damage

202548 reports · 0.0% damage

03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan3

Feb1

Mar6

Apr13

May27

Jun10

Jul37

Aug21

Sep11

Oct21

Nov5

Dec0

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach54 · 5.6% damage

Take-off Run29 · 0.0% damage

Landing Roll27 · 0.0% damage

Climb14 · 7.1% damage

Departure3 · 0.0% damage

Local2 · 0.0% damage

Arrival1 · 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 NE1101 reports · 4.0% damage European starlingFAA species ID YL00178 reports · 0.0% damage Barn swallowFAA species ID YI00572 reports · 0.0% damage Ring-billed gullFAA species ID NE10458 reports · 6.9% damage SparrowsFAA species ID ZX345 reports · 0.0% damage KilldeerFAA species ID N511141 reports · 2.4% damage Mourning doveFAA species ID O220538 reports · 0.0% damage American kestrelFAA species ID K511427 reports · 0.0% damage Red-tailed hawkFAA species ID K330222 reports · 4.5% damage BlackbirdsFAA species ID ZT116 reports · 0.0% damage Rock pigeonFAA species ID O211116 reports · 6.2% damage Canada gooseFAA species ID J220414 reports · 21.4% damage

06 / AIRCRAFT

Aircraft types in filed reports

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

A-320Aircraft type69 reports · 1.4% damage EMB-190Aircraft type58 reports · 1.7% damage B-737-300Aircraft type52 reports · 3.8% damage EMB-145Aircraft type49 reports · 8.2% damage B-737-700Aircraft type48 reports · 2.1% damage EMB-170Aircraft type36 reports · 2.8% damage CRJ100/200Aircraft type35 reports · 0.0% damage B-737Aircraft type34 reports · 2.9% damage B-737-800Aircraft type34 reports · 0.0% damage CRJ700Aircraft type31 reports · 6.5% damage

07 / NY

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