KCHO / CHOVIRGINIA

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Charlottesville-Albemarle Arpt

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KCHO, from 1990-09-27 through 2026-05-07. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports1471990–export

2021–2025 reports62five complete years

Reported damage8.8%conditional on reports

Covered traffic rate632.5reports / 100k covered departures

01 / READ THE RECORD

62 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 31 more reports than 2016–2020 (31). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports138.8% of reports

Engine-ingestion reports32.0% of reports

Serious / destroyed1FAA S or D level

Reported inflation-adjusted cost$2Konly when cost was supplied

02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

20165 reports · 0.0% damage

20176 reports · 0.0% damage

20183 reports · 33.3% damage

201914 reports · 0.0% damage

20203 reports · 0.0% damage

20216 reports · 16.7% damage

20225 reports · 20.0% damage

202315 reports · 13.3% damage

202418 reports · 5.6% damage

202518 reports · 0.0% damage

03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan3

Feb2

Mar4

Apr3

May8

Jun3

Jul5

Aug6

Sep9

Oct10

Nov5

Dec4

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach24 · 12.5% damage

Landing Roll7 · 0.0% damage

Climb5 · 20.0% damage

Descent4 · 25.0% damage

Arrival1 · 0.0% damage

Take-off Run1 · 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 O220513 reports · 7.7% damage Eastern meadowlarkFAA species ID ZT0019 reports · 0.0% damage

06 / AIRCRAFT

Aircraft types in filed reports

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

CRJ900Aircraft type15 reports · 13.3% damage DHC8 DASH 8Aircraft type13 reports · 15.4% damage

07 / VA

Other covered airports in Virginia

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