KCLT / CLTNORTH CAROLINA

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Charlotte/Douglas Intl Arpt

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KCLT, from 1990-04-20 through 2026-07-16. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports3,8301990–export

2021–2025 reports1,106five complete years

Reported damage3.1%conditional on reports

Covered traffic rate137.1reports / 100k covered departures

01 / READ THE RECORD

1,106 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 115 more reports than 2016–2020 (991). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports1203.1% of reports

Engine-ingestion reports1223.2% of reports

Serious / destroyed18FAA S or D level

Reported inflation-adjusted cost$1.8Monly when cost was supplied

02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

2016206 reports · 0.5% damage

2017223 reports · 3.6% damage

2018207 reports · 1.9% damage

2019243 reports · 2.1% damage

2020112 reports · 0.9% damage

2021186 reports · 0.5% damage

2022209 reports · 2.9% damage

2023196 reports · 1.0% damage

2024254 reports · 1.6% damage

2025261 reports · 0.4% damage

03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan19

Feb23

Mar66

Apr96

May107

Jun53

Jul94

Aug157

Sep157

Oct189

Nov107

Dec38

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach557 · 2.0% damage

Climb116 · 0.0% damage

Landing Roll106 · 0.0% damage

Take-off Run45 · 2.2% damage

Descent20 · 5.0% damage

Arrival8 · 12.5% damage

Departure6 · 0.0% damage

Local2 · 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.

Chimney swiftFAA species ID T1002195 reports · 0.5% damage Mourning doveFAA species ID O2205173 reports · 1.2% damage Barn swallowFAA species ID YI005103 reports · 0.0% damage KilldeerFAA species ID N511196 reports · 0.0% damage American robinFAA species ID Z600791 reports · 1.1% damage Rock pigeonFAA species ID O211182 reports · 7.3% damage MicrobatsFAA species ID 1C282 reports · 0.0% damage European starlingFAA species ID YL00175 reports · 1.3% damage Cedar waxwingFAA species ID ZD10261 reports · 1.6% damage Cliff swallowFAA species ID YI00955 reports · 0.0% damage Eastern meadowlarkFAA species ID ZT00153 reports · 0.0% damage Brazilian free-tailed batFAA species ID 1C220153 reports · 0.0% damage

06 / AIRCRAFT

Aircraft types in filed reports

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

A-321Aircraft type642 reports · 1.6% damage A-319Aircraft type407 reports · 1.7% damage CRJ900Aircraft type327 reports · 1.8% damage A-320Aircraft type264 reports · 3.0% damage B-737-800Aircraft type209 reports · 1.9% damage CRJ100/200Aircraft type174 reports · 2.3% damage CRJ700Aircraft type149 reports · 2.0% damage EMB-145Aircraft type118 reports · 5.9% damage B-737-400Aircraft type115 reports · 10.4% damage B-737-300Aircraft type97 reports · 11.3% damage

07 / NC

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