KIAH / IAHTEXAS

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

George Bush Intercontinental/ Houston Arpt

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KIAH, from 1990-07-03 through 2026-07-25. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports3,9411990–export

2021–2025 reports1,823five complete years

Reported damage2.4%conditional on reports

Covered traffic rate475.3reports / 100k covered departures

01 / READ THE RECORD

1,823 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 1,216 more reports than 2016–2020 (607). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports962.4% of reports

Engine-ingestion reports982.5% of reports

Serious / destroyed14FAA S or D level

Reported inflation-adjusted cost$807Konly when cost was supplied

02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

2016104 reports · 3.8% damage

2017118 reports · 0.8% damage

2018155 reports · 2.6% damage

2019155 reports · 3.2% damage

202075 reports · 1.3% damage

2021138 reports · 2.2% damage

2022204 reports · 2.5% damage

2023310 reports · 1.0% damage

2024468 reports · 1.5% damage

2025703 reports · 0.9% damage

03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan43

Feb45

Mar60

Apr157

May247

Jun235

Jul285

Aug241

Sep183

Oct136

Nov118

Dec73

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach348 · 2.9% damage

Landing Roll195 · 1.0% damage

Take-off Run110 · 0.0% damage

Climb109 · 6.4% damage

Departure52 · 5.8% damage

Descent11 · 18.2% damage

Arrival8 · 0.0% damage

Local4 · 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 O2205339 reports · 0.9% damage KilldeerFAA species ID N5111224 reports · 0.0% damage Cliff swallowFAA species ID YI009222 reports · 0.0% damage MicrobatsFAA species ID 1C2221 reports · 0.0% damage Brazilian free-tailed batFAA species ID 1C2201200 reports · 0.0% damage Barn swallowFAA species ID YI00597 reports · 1.0% damage Rock pigeonFAA species ID O211163 reports · 3.2% damage Western cattle egretFAA species ID I130158 reports · 3.4% damage SparrowsFAA species ID ZX354 reports · 0.0% damage SwallowsFAA species ID YI41 reports · 0.0% damage DovesFAA species ID O2235 reports · 2.9% damage Eastern meadowlarkFAA species ID ZT00135 reports · 0.0% damage

06 / AIRCRAFT

Aircraft types in filed reports

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

EMB-170Aircraft type293 reports · 2.0% damage B-737-800Aircraft type260 reports · 2.7% damage EMB-145Aircraft type250 reports · 4.8% damage A-320Aircraft type230 reports · 3.5% damage B-737-900Aircraft type175 reports · 2.3% damage A-319Aircraft type175 reports · 0.6% damage A-321Aircraft type89 reports · 5.6% damage B-767-300Aircraft type78 reports · 3.8% damage B-737-700Aircraft type57 reports · 3.5% damage A-300Aircraft type54 reports · 1.9% damage

07 / TX

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