KDSM / DSMIOWA

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Des Moines Intl

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KDSM, from 1990-05-23 through 2026-07-15. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

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

430 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 107 more reports than 2016–2020 (323). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

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

02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

201670 reports · 0.0% damage

201753 reports · 5.7% damage

201871 reports · 1.4% damage

201969 reports · 0.0% damage

202060 reports · 0.0% damage

202196 reports · 1.0% damage

202278 reports · 2.6% damage

202368 reports · 4.4% damage

202492 reports · 1.1% damage

202596 reports · 4.2% damage

03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan6

Feb4

Mar18

Apr13

May36

Jun36

Jul96

Aug119

Sep56

Oct23

Nov17

Dec6

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach93 · 7.5% damage

Landing Roll52 · 1.9% damage

Take-off Run46 · 2.2% damage

Climb31 · 6.5% damage

Departure7 · 0.0% damage

Descent4 · 0.0% damage

Arrival2 · 0.0% damage

Local1 · 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.

06 / AIRCRAFT

Aircraft types in filed reports

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

CRJ900Aircraft type83 reports · 1.2% damage CRJ100/200Aircraft type83 reports · 2.4% damage EMB-170Aircraft type81 reports · 0.0% damage A-320Aircraft type77 reports · 5.2% damage A-319Aircraft type71 reports · 2.8% damage EMB-145Aircraft type49 reports · 12.2% damage CRJ700Aircraft type38 reports · 2.6% damage B-727-200Aircraft type33 reports · 3.0% damage B-757-200Aircraft type27 reports · 7.4% damage A-300Aircraft type24 reports · 8.3% damage

07 / IA

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