KIAD / IADDISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Washington Dulles Intl Arpt

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KIAD, from 1990-02-22 through 2026-07-22. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports2,7461990–export

2021–2025 reports484five complete years

Reported damage7.2%conditional on reports

Covered traffic rate177.5reports / 100k covered departures

01 / READ THE RECORD

484 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 103 more reports than 2016–2020 (381). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports1987.2% of reports

Engine-ingestion reports1063.9% of reports

Serious / destroyed40FAA S or D level

Reported inflation-adjusted cost$10.7Monly when cost was supplied

02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

201676 reports · 3.9% damage

201783 reports · 3.6% damage

201880 reports · 3.8% damage

201986 reports · 2.3% damage

202056 reports · 7.1% damage

202184 reports · 6.0% damage

202283 reports · 2.4% damage

202398 reports · 4.1% damage

202499 reports · 5.1% damage

2025120 reports · 8.3% damage

03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan16

Feb21

Mar30

Apr46

May61

Jun36

Jul55

Aug69

Sep51

Oct52

Nov31

Dec16

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach131 · 12.2% damage

Take-off Run65 · 4.6% damage

Climb59 · 8.5% damage

Landing Roll46 · 2.2% damage

Departure21 · 0.0% damage

Local4 · 25.0% damage

Descent3 · 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.

European starlingFAA species ID YL001100 reports · 8.0% damage Eastern meadowlarkFAA species ID ZT00188 reports · 1.1% damage American kestrelFAA species ID K511486 reports · 0.0% damage Barn swallowFAA species ID YI00571 reports · 0.0% damage Mourning doveFAA species ID O220571 reports · 2.8% damage Ring-billed gullFAA species ID NE10461 reports · 14.8% damage Red-tailed hawkFAA species ID K330251 reports · 7.8% damage Canada gooseFAA species ID J220441 reports · 39.0% damage Short-eared owlFAA species ID R200440 reports · 0.0% damage KilldeerFAA species ID N511132 reports · 0.0% damage Horned larkFAA species ID YH00429 reports · 0.0% damage SparrowsFAA species ID ZX329 reports · 3.4% damage

06 / AIRCRAFT

Aircraft types in filed reports

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

A-320Aircraft type242 reports · 6.2% damage CRJ100/200Aircraft type201 reports · 8.5% damage EMB-145Aircraft type115 reports · 9.6% damage B-757-200Aircraft type106 reports · 6.6% damage B-777-200Aircraft type105 reports · 5.7% damage A-319Aircraft type100 reports · 3.0% damage CRJ700Aircraft type96 reports · 7.3% damage EMB-170Aircraft type86 reports · 9.3% damage B-737-800Aircraft type74 reports · 2.7% damage B-737-300Aircraft type63 reports · 6.3% damage

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