KDEN / DENCOLORADO

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Denver Intl Airport

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KDEN, from 1994-09-26 through 2026-08-08. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports11,9341990–export

2021–2025 reports3,758five complete years

Reported damage2.1%conditional on reports

Covered traffic rate230.0reports / 100k covered departures

01 / READ THE RECORD

3,758 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 1,500 more reports than 2016–2020 (2,258). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports2542.1% of reports

Engine-ingestion reports3382.8% of reports

Serious / destroyed43FAA S or D level

Reported inflation-adjusted cost$49.4Monly when cost was supplied

02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

2016442 reports · 2.3% damage

2017328 reports · 2.7% damage

2018464 reports · 2.6% damage

2019563 reports · 1.1% damage

2020461 reports · 1.1% damage

2021644 reports · 0.6% damage

2022771 reports · 1.4% damage

2023612 reports · 1.8% damage

2024873 reports · 1.1% damage

2025858 reports · 1.9% damage

03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan100

Feb84

Mar95

Apr161

May398

Jun653

Jul800

Aug423

Sep551

Oct289

Nov108

Dec96

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Landing Roll640 · 0.9% damage

Take-off Run520 · 1.9% damage

Approach341 · 4.4% damage

Climb140 · 10.7% damage

Departure113 · 0.9% damage

Arrival43 · 4.7% damage

Local35 · 0.0% damage

Descent13 · 23.1% 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.

Horned larkFAA species ID YH0043,619 reports · 0.2% damage Western meadowlarkFAA species ID ZT002807 reports · 0.2% damage Mourning doveFAA species ID O2205764 reports · 1.0% damage Cliff swallowFAA species ID YI009528 reports · 0.0% damage Rock pigeonFAA species ID O2111350 reports · 3.4% damage White-tailed jackrabbitFAA species ID 1D12246 reports · 0.4% damage Red-tailed hawkFAA species ID K3302162 reports · 14.2% damage Lark buntingFAA species ID ZX327138 reports · 0.0% damage Black-tailed jackrabbitFAA species ID 1D11132 reports · 0.0% damage Barn swallowFAA species ID YI005118 reports · 0.0% damage Great horned owlFAA species ID R220393 reports · 5.4% damage Desert cottontailFAA species ID 1D2293 reports · 0.0% damage

06 / AIRCRAFT

Aircraft types in filed reports

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

A-320Aircraft type677 reports · 4.9% damage B-737-800Aircraft type595 reports · 2.9% damage A-319Aircraft type577 reports · 6.8% damage B-737-700Aircraft type481 reports · 2.1% damage B-737-300Aircraft type440 reports · 5.2% damage B-737-8Aircraft type388 reports · 1.5% damage CRJ100/200Aircraft type312 reports · 2.6% damage B-757-200Aircraft type257 reports · 10.1% damage B-737-7Aircraft type250 reports · 2.8% damage A-321Aircraft type241 reports · 2.9% damage

07 / CO

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