FAA PUBLIC EXPORT · 355,556 REPORTSVOLUNTARY REPORTING · NOT A RISK SCORESNAPSHOT 16 SEP 2026
RUNWAYWILDLIFETHE REPORTED STRIKE RECORD
KELP / ELPTEXAS

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

El Paso Intl Arpt

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KELP, from 1990-04-26 through 2026-07-14. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports6761990–export
2021–2025 reports215five complete years
Reported damage3.4%conditional on reports
Covered traffic rate305.5reports / 100k covered departures
01 / READ THE RECORD

215 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 38 more reports than 2016–2020 (177). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports233.4% of reports
Engine-ingestion reports243.6% of reports
Serious / destroyed5FAA S or D level
Reported inflation-adjusted cost$1.0Monly when cost was supplied
02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

201620 reports · 0.0% damage
201737 reports · 0.0% damage
201851 reports · 2.0% damage
201952 reports · 0.0% damage
202017 reports · 0.0% damage
202116 reports · 0.0% damage
202239 reports · 2.6% damage
202375 reports · 2.7% damage
202439 reports · 2.6% damage
202546 reports · 2.2% damage
03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan8
Feb2
Mar3
Apr11
May18
Jun28
Jul20
Aug35
Sep45
Oct29
Nov10
Dec6

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach38 · 5.3% damage
Landing Roll25 · 0.0% damage
Take-off Run19 · 5.3% damage
Climb10 · 10.0% damage
Departure6 · 0.0% damage
Descent6 · 16.7% damage
Local5 · 0.0% damage
Taxi3 · 0.0% damage

Phase counts use 2021–2025 reports with a supplied phase.