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

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Tri-State Arpt/Milton J. Ferguson Field

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KHTS, from 1991-08-07 through 2026-03-03. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports1611990–export
2021–2025 reports34five complete years
Reported damage11.2%conditional on reports
Covered traffic rateNot availableno matching BTS denominator
01 / READ THE RECORD

34 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 9 fewer reports than 2016–2020 (43). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports1811.2% of reports
Engine-ingestion reports74.3% of reports
Serious / destroyed4FAA S or D level
Reported inflation-adjusted cost$259Konly when cost was supplied
02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

20164 reports · 0.0% damage
20176 reports · 0.0% damage
201810 reports · 10.0% damage
201913 reports · 0.0% damage
202010 reports · 30.0% damage
20218 reports · 0.0% damage
20227 reports · 0.0% damage
20237 reports · 0.0% damage
20246 reports · 33.3% damage
20256 reports · 0.0% damage
03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan0
Feb1
Mar1
Apr1
May1
Jun7
Jul9
Aug7
Sep3
Oct2
Nov1
Dec1

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Landing Roll11 · 9.1% damage
Approach9 · 0.0% damage
Climb6 · 16.7% damage
Take-off Run5 · 0.0% damage
Descent1 · 0.0% damage
Departure1 · 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 N511112 reports · 8.3% damageWhite-tailed deerFAA species ID 1G118 reports · 62.5% damageMourning doveFAA species ID O22058 reports · 12.5% damage
06 / AIRCRAFT

Aircraft types in filed reports

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

A-320Aircraft type27 reports · 7.4% damageB-757-200Aircraft type18 reports · 11.1% damageDHC8 DASH 8Aircraft type14 reports · 0.0% damage
07 / WV

Other covered airports in West Virginia

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KCRWYeager Arpt269 reportsKCKBNorth Central West Virginia Arpt104 reportsKLWBGreenbrier Valley Arpt62 reportsKMGWMorgantown Municipal Arpt-Walter L. Bill Hart Field52 reportsKPKBMid-Ohio Valley Regional26 reportsKBKWRaleigh County Memorial22 reports