KIND / INDINDIANA

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Indianapolis Intl Arpt

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KIND, from 1990-05-07 through 2026-07-26. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports2,5961990–export

2021–2025 reports684five complete years

Reported damage2.7%conditional on reports

Covered traffic rate425.8reports / 100k covered departures

01 / READ THE RECORD

684 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 138 more reports than 2016–2020 (546). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports712.7% of reports

Engine-ingestion reports612.3% of reports

Serious / destroyed14FAA S or D level

Reported inflation-adjusted cost$709Konly when cost was supplied

02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

2016120 reports · 1.7% damage

201793 reports · 3.2% damage

2018108 reports · 0.0% damage

2019122 reports · 2.5% damage

2020103 reports · 0.0% damage

202194 reports · 3.2% damage

2022131 reports · 3.1% damage

2023115 reports · 1.7% damage

2024171 reports · 1.8% damage

2025173 reports · 1.2% damage

03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan9

Feb7

Mar33

Apr38

May88

Jun69

Jul99

Aug96

Sep117

Oct87

Nov32

Dec9

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach242 · 4.1% damage

Take-off Run65 · 3.1% damage

Landing Roll57 · 0.0% damage

Climb56 · 1.8% damage

Departure35 · 2.9% damage

Descent10 · 0.0% damage

Arrival7 · 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 O2205243 reports · 2.5% damage Eastern meadowlarkFAA species ID ZT001172 reports · 1.2% damage KilldeerFAA species ID N5111145 reports · 0.0% damage American kestrelFAA species ID K5114116 reports · 0.0% damage European starlingFAA species ID YL001101 reports · 3.0% damage Red-tailed hawkFAA species ID K330259 reports · 5.1% damage Horned larkFAA species ID YH00443 reports · 0.0% damage Barn swallowFAA species ID YI00538 reports · 0.0% damage Short-eared owlFAA species ID R200427 reports · 0.0% damage SparrowsFAA species ID ZX325 reports · 0.0% damage Red-winged blackbirdFAA species ID ZT10116 reports · 0.0% damage Striped skunkFAA species ID 1F4113 reports · 0.0% damage

06 / AIRCRAFT

Aircraft types in filed reports

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

A-300Aircraft type216 reports · 1.9% damage EMB-170Aircraft type149 reports · 6.0% damage DC-10-10Aircraft type111 reports · 0.9% damage B-767-300Aircraft type102 reports · 3.9% damage B-737-700Aircraft type90 reports · 0.0% damage B-757-200Aircraft type85 reports · 5.9% damage A-320Aircraft type80 reports · 5.0% damage B-737-800Aircraft type78 reports · 3.8% damage B-727-200Aircraft type76 reports · 1.3% damage B-737-300Aircraft type73 reports · 6.8% damage

07 / IN

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