KHOU / HOUTEXAS

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

William P Hobby Arpt

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KHOU, from 1990-05-01 through 2026-07-19. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports2,1801990–export

2021–2025 reports512five complete years

Reported damage4.2%conditional on reports

Covered traffic rate302.5reports / 100k covered departures

01 / READ THE RECORD

512 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 215 more reports than 2016–2020 (297). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports914.2% of reports

Engine-ingestion reports1346.1% of reports

Serious / destroyed20FAA S or D level

Reported inflation-adjusted cost$1.8Monly when cost was supplied

02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

201648 reports · 2.1% damage

201750 reports · 0.0% damage

201869 reports · 4.3% damage

201981 reports · 4.9% damage

202049 reports · 2.0% damage

202149 reports · 0.0% damage

202269 reports · 2.9% damage

202398 reports · 2.0% damage

2024130 reports · 2.3% damage

2025166 reports · 4.2% damage

03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan14

Feb6

Mar23

Apr73

May61

Jun58

Jul46

Aug83

Sep61

Oct50

Nov29

Dec8

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach245 · 1.6% damage

Climb75 · 6.7% damage

Landing Roll59 · 3.4% damage

Take-off Run26 · 7.7% damage

Descent16 · 6.2% damage

Departure11 · 0.0% damage

Local3 · 0.0% damage

Taxi2 · 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.

Mourning doveFAA species ID O2205154 reports · 1.9% damage KilldeerFAA species ID N5111146 reports · 0.0% damage DovesFAA species ID O2251 reports · 7.8% damage GullsFAA species ID NE133 reports · 15.2% damage Barn swallowFAA species ID YI00533 reports · 0.0% damage SparrowsFAA species ID ZX322 reports · 0.0% damage Virginia opossumFAA species ID 1A122 reports · 0.0% damage Common nighthawkFAA species ID S521320 reports · 0.0% damage European starlingFAA species ID YL00120 reports · 0.0% damage Western cattle egretFAA species ID I130120 reports · 5.0% damage BlackbirdsFAA species ID ZT115 reports · 6.7% damage Brazilian free-tailed batFAA species ID 1C220114 reports · 0.0% damage

06 / AIRCRAFT

Aircraft types in filed reports

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

B-737-700Aircraft type431 reports · 2.1% damage B-737-300Aircraft type303 reports · 6.3% damage B-737-7Aircraft type183 reports · 2.7% damage B-737-8Aircraft type182 reports · 2.2% damage B-737-800Aircraft type132 reports · 2.3% damage B-737-500Aircraft type93 reports · 8.6% damage B-737-200Aircraft type77 reports · 7.8% damage B-737Aircraft type66 reports · 4.5% damage B-717-200Aircraft type20 reports · 5.0% damage CRJ900Aircraft type19 reports · 5.3% damage

07 / TX

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