KDFW / DFWTEXAS

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Dallas/Fort Worth Intl Arpt

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KDFW, from 1990-05-02 through 2026-08-22. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports9,1671990–export

2021–2025 reports2,163five complete years

Reported damage3.1%conditional on reports

Covered traffic rate142.2reports / 100k covered departures

01 / READ THE RECORD

2,163 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 360 more reports than 2016–2020 (1,803). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports2833.1% of reports

Engine-ingestion reports2312.5% of reports

Serious / destroyed61FAA S or D level

Reported inflation-adjusted cost$5.5Monly when cost was supplied

02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

2016399 reports · 1.5% damage

2017305 reports · 2.6% damage

2018317 reports · 3.2% damage

2019463 reports · 1.3% damage

2020319 reports · 0.9% damage

2021415 reports · 1.4% damage

2022304 reports · 2.3% damage

2023441 reports · 2.0% damage

2024515 reports · 1.6% damage

2025488 reports · 2.5% damage

03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan66

Feb47

Mar95

Apr224

May294

Jun214

Jul291

Aug338

Sep196

Oct209

Nov130

Dec59

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach458 · 3.5% damage

Landing Roll232 · 1.3% damage

Climb150 · 8.7% damage

Take-off Run118 · 4.2% damage

Departure51 · 3.9% damage

Descent29 · 6.9% damage

Arrival28 · 3.6% damage

Local7 · 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 O22051,746 reports · 0.9% damage MeadowlarksFAA species ID ZT000432 reports · 0.2% damage Rock pigeonFAA species ID O2111416 reports · 8.9% damage American kestrelFAA species ID K5114273 reports · 0.0% damage KilldeerFAA species ID N5111272 reports · 0.4% damage Barn swallowFAA species ID YI005234 reports · 0.0% damage Scissor-tailed flycatcherFAA species ID Y9005210 reports · 0.5% damage Cliff swallowFAA species ID YI009196 reports · 0.0% damage Upland sandpiperFAA species ID N6001190 reports · 0.0% damage Western kingbirdFAA species ID Y9008128 reports · 0.8% damage Western meadowlarkFAA species ID ZT00295 reports · 2.1% damage Eastern meadowlarkFAA species ID ZT00180 reports · 1.2% damage

06 / AIRCRAFT

Aircraft types in filed reports

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

MD-82Aircraft type710 reports · 5.1% damage B-737-800Aircraft type710 reports · 4.5% damage A-321Aircraft type424 reports · 5.0% damage EMB-170Aircraft type392 reports · 4.3% damage MD-80Aircraft type294 reports · 3.7% damage MD-83Aircraft type262 reports · 4.6% damage EMB-145Aircraft type231 reports · 4.3% damage B-757-200Aircraft type223 reports · 9.4% damage A-319Aircraft type220 reports · 5.9% damage SAAB-340Aircraft type139 reports · 12.2% damage

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