KILM / ILMNORTH CAROLINA

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Wilmington Intl

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KILM, from 1991-06-26 through 2026-07-15. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports5301990–export

2021–2025 reports181five complete years

Reported damage3.4%conditional on reports

Covered traffic rate318.3reports / 100k covered departures

01 / READ THE RECORD

181 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 73 more reports than 2016–2020 (108). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports183.4% of reports

Engine-ingestion reports163.0% of reports

Serious / destroyed3FAA S or D level

Reported inflation-adjusted cost$156Konly when cost was supplied

02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

201622 reports · 4.5% damage

201713 reports · 0.0% damage

201819 reports · 10.5% damage

201929 reports · 0.0% damage

202025 reports · 0.0% damage

202135 reports · 0.0% damage

202234 reports · 0.0% damage

202345 reports · 4.4% damage

202444 reports · 0.0% damage

202523 reports · 8.7% damage

03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan4

Feb5

Mar12

Apr11

May6

Jun11

Jul27

Aug25

Sep20

Oct33

Nov18

Dec9

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach41 · 2.4% damage

Landing Roll24 · 0.0% damage

Take-off Run17 · 0.0% damage

Descent14 · 0.0% damage

Climb13 · 23.1% damage

Departure1 · 0.0% damage

Local1 · 0.0% damage

Taxi1 · 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 N511170 reports · 0.0% damage GullsFAA species ID NE137 reports · 10.8% damage Mourning doveFAA species ID O220535 reports · 0.0% damage European starlingFAA species ID YL00120 reports · 0.0% damage SparrowsFAA species ID ZX315 reports · 0.0% damage Eastern meadowlarkFAA species ID ZT00114 reports · 0.0% damage American kestrelFAA species ID K511410 reports · 0.0% damage Barn swallowFAA species ID YI0059 reports · 11.1% damage BlackbirdsFAA species ID ZT18 reports · 0.0% damage

06 / AIRCRAFT

Aircraft types in filed reports

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

CRJ900Aircraft type55 reports · 1.8% damage EMB-170Aircraft type45 reports · 0.0% damage CRJ100/200Aircraft type44 reports · 2.3% damage A-319Aircraft type26 reports · 3.8% damage CRJ700Aircraft type17 reports · 0.0% damage EMB-145Aircraft type13 reports · 7.7% damage B-717-200Aircraft type12 reports · 0.0% damage

07 / NC

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