KCLE / CLEOHIO

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Cleveland-Hopkins Intl Arpt

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KCLE, from 1990-05-26 through 2026-07-22. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports2,6991990–export

2021–2025 reports654five complete years

Reported damage2.9%conditional on reports

Covered traffic rate314.8reports / 100k covered departures

01 / READ THE RECORD

654 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 157 more reports than 2016–2020 (497). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports772.9% of reports

Engine-ingestion reports843.1% of reports

Serious / destroyed18FAA S or D level

Reported inflation-adjusted cost$3.2Monly when cost was supplied

02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

201690 reports · 1.1% damage

201796 reports · 1.0% damage

2018121 reports · 1.7% damage

2019124 reports · 0.0% damage

202066 reports · 1.5% damage

2021120 reports · 0.8% damage

2022112 reports · 3.6% damage

2023127 reports · 2.4% damage

2024153 reports · 2.0% damage

2025142 reports · 1.4% damage

03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan6

Feb7

Mar29

Apr66

May98

Jun62

Jul127

Aug111

Sep55

Oct44

Nov36

Dec13

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach140 · 5.0% damage

Landing Roll93 · 0.0% damage

Take-off Run71 · 4.2% damage

Climb47 · 4.3% damage

Departure15 · 0.0% damage

Arrival7 · 0.0% damage

Descent4 · 25.0% damage

Local3 · 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.

KilldeerFAA species ID N5111239 reports · 0.4% damage American kestrelFAA species ID K5114208 reports · 0.5% damage Mourning doveFAA species ID O2205197 reports · 0.5% damage Barn swallowFAA species ID YI005196 reports · 0.5% damage European starlingFAA species ID YL001150 reports · 2.7% damage Red-tailed hawkFAA species ID K3302129 reports · 7.0% damage Ring-billed gullFAA species ID NE104125 reports · 1.6% damage Short-eared owlFAA species ID R200476 reports · 0.0% damage Eastern meadowlarkFAA species ID ZT00171 reports · 0.0% damage GullsFAA species ID NE157 reports · 8.8% damage Chimney swiftFAA species ID T100256 reports · 0.0% damage Horned larkFAA species ID YH00445 reports · 2.2% damage

06 / AIRCRAFT

Aircraft types in filed reports

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

EMB-145Aircraft type168 reports · 3.0% damage B-737-800Aircraft type134 reports · 3.0% damage A-320Aircraft type114 reports · 3.5% damage EMB-170Aircraft type105 reports · 1.0% damage B-737-700Aircraft type101 reports · 3.0% damage CRJ100/200Aircraft type68 reports · 2.9% damage CRJ900Aircraft type67 reports · 6.0% damage B-737-300Aircraft type58 reports · 15.5% damage CRJ700Aircraft type57 reports · 3.5% damage DHC8 DASH 8Aircraft type48 reports · 2.1% damage

07 / OH

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