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

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Natl Arpt

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KICT, from 1990-03-01 through 2026-07-20. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports6051990–export
2021–2025 reports143five complete years
Reported damage6.4%conditional on reports
Covered traffic rate345.8reports / 100k covered departures
01 / READ THE RECORD

143 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 20 more reports than 2016–2020 (123). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports396.4% of reports
Engine-ingestion reports162.6% of reports
Serious / destroyed1FAA S or D level
Reported inflation-adjusted cost$250Konly when cost was supplied
02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

201615 reports · 6.7% damage
201716 reports · 6.2% damage
201841 reports · 7.3% damage
201922 reports · 4.5% damage
202029 reports · 3.4% damage
202117 reports · 5.9% damage
202223 reports · 8.7% damage
202332 reports · 3.1% damage
202439 reports · 5.1% damage
202532 reports · 6.2% damage
03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan2
Feb2
Mar3
Apr10
May20
Jun20
Jul14
Aug28
Sep22
Oct15
Nov3
Dec4

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach54 · 1.9% damage
Landing Roll23 · 4.3% damage
Climb19 · 26.3% damage
Departure15 · 0.0% damage
Take-off Run12 · 0.0% damage
Local3 · 33.3% damage
Arrival3 · 0.0% damage
Descent1 · 0.0% damage

Phase counts use 2021–2025 reports with a supplied phase.