02 / YEAR LOG
Des Moines Intl: 2016–2025 reporting record
Des Moines Intl has 10 complete-year cohorts from 2016 through 2025, totaling 753 filed reports in the annual series.
KDSM / DSMIOWA
AIRPORT REPORT LOG
Des Moines Intl
Des Moines Intl (KDSM) has 1,341 filed FAA wildlife-strike reports from 1990-05-23 through 2026-07-15; 430 were filed during 2021–2025, and damage was indicated in 3.2% of all reports.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Voluntary-report cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
All reports1,3411990–export
2021–2025 reports430five complete years
Reported damage3.2%conditional on reports
Covered traffic rate592.2reports / 100k covered departures
01 / READ THE RECORD
Des Moines Intl: 430 reports in 2021–2025
Des Moines Intl filed 430 reports in 2021–2025, which was 107 more than the 323 reports filed in 2016–2020.
Damage-indicated reports433.2% of reports
Engine-ingestion reports342.5% of reports
Serious / destroyed8FAA S or D level
Reported inflation-adjusted cost$277Konly when cost was supplied
03 / SEASON
Des Moines Intl: reports by month
Des Moines Intl has 430 filed reports from 2021–2025 with an incident month, distributed across the 12 calendar months.
Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.
04 / FLIGHT PHASE
Des Moines Intl: reports by flight phase
Des Moines Intl has 237 filed reports from 2021–2025 with a supplied flight phase in the FAA record.
Phase counts use 2021–2025 reports with a supplied phase.
05 / IDENTIFIED WILDLIFE
Des Moines Intl: named wildlife
Des Moines Intl has 18 published named-wildlife combinations representing 691 filed reports that met the combination-page threshold.
KilldeerFAA species ID N5111185 reports · 0.0% damageEuropean starlingFAA species ID YL00164 reports · 0.0% damageMourning doveFAA species ID O220559 reports · 0.0% damageMicrobatsFAA species ID 1C253 reports · 0.0% damageSwallowsFAA species ID YI43 reports · 2.3% damageBarn swallowFAA species ID YI00542 reports · 0.0% damageEastern meadowlarkFAA species ID ZT00142 reports · 0.0% damageAmerican kestrelFAA species ID K511435 reports · 0.0% damageSparrowsFAA species ID ZX332 reports · 0.0% damageCommon nighthawkFAA species ID S521329 reports · 0.0% damageRed-tailed hawkFAA species ID K330224 reports · 20.8% damageAmerican robinFAA species ID Z600714 reports · 0.0% damage
All 18 published wildlife combinations
Killdeer · 185European starling · 64Mourning dove · 59Microbats · 53Swallows · 43Barn swallow · 42Eastern meadowlark · 42American kestrel · 35Sparrows · 32Common nighthawk · 29Red-tailed hawk · 24American robin · 14Blackbirds · 14Hawks · 14Meadowlarks · 13Red-winged blackbird · 10Striped skunk · 9Rock pigeon · 9
06 / AIRCRAFT
Des Moines Intl: aircraft types in filed reports
Des Moines Intl has 16 published aircraft-type combinations representing 661 filed reports that met the combination-page threshold.
CRJ900Aircraft type83 reports · 1.2% damageCRJ100/200Aircraft type83 reports · 2.4% damageEMB-170Aircraft type81 reports · 0.0% damageA-320Aircraft type77 reports · 5.2% damageA-319Aircraft type71 reports · 2.8% damageEMB-145Aircraft type49 reports · 12.2% damageCRJ700Aircraft type38 reports · 2.6% damageB-727-200Aircraft type33 reports · 3.0% damageB-757-200Aircraft type27 reports · 7.4% damageA-300Aircraft type24 reports · 8.3% damage
07 / IA
Open state record →Des Moines Intl: other covered airports in Iowa
Des Moines Intl has 6 other published airport profiles in Iowa; 6 appear in this state-context list.