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

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Fort Wayne Intl

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KFWA, from 1992-07-23 through 2026-07-18. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports6471990–export
2021–2025 reports169five complete years
Reported damage2.0%conditional on reports
Covered traffic rate784.4reports / 100k covered departures
01 / READ THE RECORD

169 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 5 more reports than 2016–2020 (164). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports132.0% of reports
Engine-ingestion reports71.1% of reports
Serious / destroyed2FAA S or D level
Reported inflation-adjusted cost$34Konly when cost was supplied
02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

201631 reports · 3.2% damage
201743 reports · 2.3% damage
201831 reports · 0.0% damage
201930 reports · 0.0% damage
202029 reports · 0.0% damage
202149 reports · 0.0% damage
202223 reports · 0.0% damage
202331 reports · 0.0% damage
202423 reports · 0.0% damage
202543 reports · 0.0% damage
03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan5
Feb2
Mar7
Apr6
May8
Jun6
Jul35
Aug44
Sep33
Oct17
Nov4
Dec2

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach37 · 0.0% damage
Take-off Run17 · 0.0% damage
Climb11 · 0.0% damage
Landing Roll9 · 0.0% damage
Departure6 · 0.0% damage
Local2 · 0.0% damage
Arrival1 · 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 N511199 reports · 0.0% damageEastern meadowlarkFAA species ID ZT00167 reports · 0.0% damageMourning doveFAA species ID O220548 reports · 0.0% damageHorned larkFAA species ID YH00444 reports · 0.0% damageEuropean starlingFAA species ID YL00133 reports · 0.0% damageHouse sparrowFAA species ID ZZ20132 reports · 0.0% damageSparrowsFAA species ID ZX318 reports · 0.0% damageBarn swallowFAA species ID YI00516 reports · 0.0% damageAmerican kestrelFAA species ID K511411 reports · 0.0% damageRed-tailed hawkFAA species ID K330211 reports · 9.1% damage
06 / AIRCRAFT

Aircraft types in filed reports

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

CRJ100/200Aircraft type96 reports · 3.1% damageB-757-200Aircraft type39 reports · 2.6% damageEMB-145Aircraft type25 reports · 0.0% damageCRJ900Aircraft type16 reports · 0.0% damageA-320Aircraft type15 reports · 0.0% damageB-727-200Aircraft type15 reports · 0.0% damageCRJ700Aircraft type14 reports · 0.0% damageEMB-170Aircraft type14 reports · 0.0% damage
07 / IN

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