KCMH / CMHOHIO

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

John Glenn Columbus Intl Arpt

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KCMH, from 1990-06-23 through 2026-07-22. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports2,1851990–export

2021–2025 reports559five complete years

Reported damage3.2%conditional on reports

Covered traffic rate302.4reports / 100k covered departures

01 / READ THE RECORD

559 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 68 more reports than 2016–2020 (491). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports693.2% of reports

Engine-ingestion reports843.8% of reports

Serious / destroyed14FAA S or D level

Reported inflation-adjusted cost$1.3Monly when cost was supplied

02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

201679 reports · 3.8% damage

2017108 reports · 0.9% damage

2018106 reports · 6.6% damage

2019133 reports · 3.0% damage

202065 reports · 4.6% damage

2021115 reports · 0.0% damage

2022103 reports · 2.9% damage

2023125 reports · 2.4% damage

2024119 reports · 2.5% damage

202597 reports · 3.1% damage

03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan12

Feb7

Mar24

Apr23

May69

Jun58

Jul128

Aug74

Sep67

Oct55

Nov27

Dec15

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach135 · 3.7% damage

Landing Roll99 · 1.0% damage

Take-off Run85 · 5.9% damage

Climb26 · 3.8% damage

Departure10 · 0.0% damage

Descent3 · 0.0% damage

Taxi2 · 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.

Mourning doveFAA species ID O2205333 reports · 1.8% damage KilldeerFAA species ID N5111147 reports · 0.7% damage European starlingFAA species ID YL001145 reports · 3.4% damage American kestrelFAA species ID K5114116 reports · 0.0% damage Red-tailed hawkFAA species ID K3302109 reports · 6.4% damage Barn swallowFAA species ID YI00591 reports · 0.0% damage Eastern meadowlarkFAA species ID ZT00166 reports · 1.5% damage Striped skunkFAA species ID 1F4149 reports · 0.0% damage SparrowsFAA species ID ZX342 reports · 2.4% damage WoodchuckFAA species ID 1E320130 reports · 0.0% damage Canada gooseFAA species ID J220421 reports · 28.6% damage SwallowsFAA species ID YI20 reports · 0.0% damage

06 / AIRCRAFT

Aircraft types in filed reports

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

EMB-170Aircraft type263 reports · 4.9% damage B-737-800Aircraft type100 reports · 6.0% damage B-737-700Aircraft type96 reports · 2.1% damage B-737-300Aircraft type86 reports · 2.3% damage EMB-145Aircraft type71 reports · 1.4% damage A-320Aircraft type65 reports · 1.5% damage A-319Aircraft type64 reports · 7.8% damage CRJ100/200Aircraft type58 reports · 3.4% damage B-737-8Aircraft type44 reports · 6.8% damage B-737-7Aircraft type42 reports · 9.5% damage

07 / OH

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