KEFD / EFDTEXAS

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Ellington Field Arpt

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KEFD, from 1990-12-15 through 2026-07-15. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports3881990–export

2021–2025 reports144five complete years

Reported damage4.1%conditional on reports

Covered traffic rateNot availableno matching BTS denominator

01 / READ THE RECORD

144 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 60 more reports than 2016–2020 (84). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports164.1% of reports

Engine-ingestion reports123.1% of reports

Serious / destroyed6FAA S or D level

Reported inflation-adjusted cost$404Konly when cost was supplied

02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

201613 reports · 0.0% damage

201711 reports · 0.0% damage

201824 reports · 8.3% damage

201919 reports · 0.0% damage

202017 reports · 0.0% damage

202116 reports · 6.2% damage

202216 reports · 0.0% damage

202341 reports · 2.4% damage

202426 reports · 0.0% damage

202545 reports · 0.0% damage

03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan3

Feb5

Mar4

Apr12

May6

Jun24

Jul44

Aug20

Sep12

Oct6

Nov6

Dec2

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach18 · 0.0% damage

Climb15 · 13.3% damage

Landing Roll8 · 0.0% damage

Take-off Run6 · 0.0% damage

Descent2 · 0.0% damage

Departure1 · 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.

KilldeerFAA species ID N511154 reports · 1.9% damage Barn swallowFAA species ID YI00537 reports · 0.0% damage Cliff swallowFAA species ID YI00931 reports · 0.0% damage Mourning doveFAA species ID O220531 reports · 0.0% damage MicrobatsFAA species ID 1C229 reports · 0.0% damage Common nighthawkFAA species ID S521315 reports · 0.0% damage Eastern meadowlarkFAA species ID ZT00113 reports · 7.7% damage DovesFAA species ID O2212 reports · 0.0% damage Cave swallowFAA species ID YI01311 reports · 0.0% damage

06 / AIRCRAFT

Aircraft types in filed reports

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

T-38AAircraft type65 reports · 12.3% damage C-172Aircraft type15 reports · 6.7% damage

07 / TX

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