KDCA / DCADISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Ronald Reagan Washington National Arpt

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KDCA, from 1990-04-13 through 2026-07-17. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports2,2731990–export

2021–2025 reports557five complete years

Reported damage6.8%conditional on reports

Covered traffic rate141.3reports / 100k covered departures

01 / READ THE RECORD

557 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 134 more reports than 2016–2020 (423). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports1556.8% of reports

Engine-ingestion reports1024.5% of reports

Serious / destroyed30FAA S or D level

Reported inflation-adjusted cost$13.5Monly when cost was supplied

02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

2016118 reports · 5.1% damage

201788 reports · 8.0% damage

201889 reports · 2.2% damage

201992 reports · 4.3% damage

202036 reports · 2.8% damage

202174 reports · 5.4% damage

2022124 reports · 3.2% damage

2023110 reports · 1.8% damage

2024107 reports · 5.6% damage

2025142 reports · 2.1% damage

03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan8

Feb13

Mar18

Apr69

May96

Jun33

Jul43

Aug64

Sep66

Oct85

Nov46

Dec16

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach300 · 4.0% damage

Climb71 · 7.0% damage

Landing Roll36 · 0.0% damage

Take-off Run33 · 6.1% damage

Departure11 · 0.0% damage

Descent5 · 0.0% damage

Arrival4 · 0.0% 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.

GullsFAA species ID NE1161 reports · 11.2% damage Ring-billed gullFAA species ID NE104104 reports · 10.6% damage OspreyFAA species ID K200173 reports · 15.1% damage American kestrelFAA species ID K511464 reports · 0.0% damage European starlingFAA species ID YL00164 reports · 4.7% damage Chimney swiftFAA species ID T100253 reports · 0.0% damage Mourning doveFAA species ID O220552 reports · 3.8% damage Canada gooseFAA species ID J220439 reports · 30.8% damage MallardFAA species ID J210924 reports · 16.7% damage Rock pigeonFAA species ID O211119 reports · 15.8% damage Bald eagleFAA species ID K320118 reports · 22.2% damage SparrowsFAA species ID ZX318 reports · 5.6% damage

06 / AIRCRAFT

Aircraft types in filed reports

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

A-319Aircraft type243 reports · 5.3% damage EMB-170Aircraft type236 reports · 8.5% damage A-320Aircraft type141 reports · 5.0% damage CRJ100/200Aircraft type138 reports · 5.8% damage B-737-800Aircraft type130 reports · 6.9% damage CRJ700Aircraft type121 reports · 3.3% damage B-737-700Aircraft type103 reports · 1.9% damage CRJ900Aircraft type65 reports · 4.6% damage B-737-300Aircraft type63 reports · 22.2% damage B-757-200Aircraft type55 reports · 10.9% damage

07 / DC

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