KEWR / EWRNEW JERSEY

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Newark Liberty Intl Arpt

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KEWR, from 1990-04-13 through 2026-07-19. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports3,3341990–export

2021–2025 reports609five complete years

Reported damage6.2%conditional on reports

Covered traffic rate93.4reports / 100k covered departures

01 / READ THE RECORD

609 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 32 fewer reports than 2016–2020 (641). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports2086.2% of reports

Engine-ingestion reports1644.9% of reports

Serious / destroyed44FAA S or D level

Reported inflation-adjusted cost$27.6Monly when cost was supplied

02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

2016141 reports · 6.4% damage

2017151 reports · 6.0% damage

2018178 reports · 3.9% damage

2019119 reports · 5.0% damage

202052 reports · 3.8% damage

202172 reports · 4.2% damage

2022118 reports · 6.8% damage

2023153 reports · 3.9% damage

2024139 reports · 7.2% damage

2025127 reports · 9.4% damage

03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan21

Feb19

Mar31

Apr51

May83

Jun15

Jul30

Aug52

Sep81

Oct125

Nov74

Dec27

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach353 · 8.8% damage

Climb39 · 7.7% damage

Landing Roll34 · 0.0% damage

Arrival17 · 11.8% damage

Take-off Run16 · 6.2% damage

Departure15 · 0.0% damage

Descent10 · 20.0% damage

Taxi1 · 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.

American kestrelFAA species ID K5114160 reports · 0.0% damage GullsFAA species ID NE1145 reports · 15.2% damage American robinFAA species ID Z6007106 reports · 6.6% damage European starlingFAA species ID YL001104 reports · 1.9% damage Herring gullFAA species ID NE10175 reports · 5.3% damage Canada gooseFAA species ID J220469 reports · 53.6% damage Ring-billed gullFAA species ID NE10466 reports · 4.5% damage Barn swallowFAA species ID YI00562 reports · 0.0% damage Rock pigeonFAA species ID O211162 reports · 3.2% damage White-throated sparrowFAA species ID ZX30547 reports · 0.0% damage Gray catbirdFAA species ID Z530141 reports · 0.0% damage Perching birds (y)FAA species ID Y40 reports · 0.0% damage

06 / AIRCRAFT

Aircraft types in filed reports

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

B-757-200Aircraft type245 reports · 4.9% damage B-737-800Aircraft type221 reports · 3.6% damage A-320Aircraft type221 reports · 5.9% damage EMB-145Aircraft type168 reports · 6.0% damage B-737-900Aircraft type148 reports · 6.8% damage EMB-170Aircraft type140 reports · 7.9% damage DHC8 DASH 8Aircraft type95 reports · 3.2% damage A-319Aircraft type95 reports · 6.3% damage B-767-300Aircraft type77 reports · 9.1% damage B-737-700Aircraft type75 reports · 8.0% damage

07 / NJ

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