KIWA / IWAARIZONA

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Phoenix-Mesa Gateway

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KIWA, from 1991-04-01 through 2026-07-19. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports8451990–export

2021–2025 reports274five complete years

Reported damage4.4%conditional on reports

Covered traffic rateNot availableno matching BTS denominator

01 / READ THE RECORD

274 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 24 more reports than 2016–2020 (250). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports374.4% of reports

Engine-ingestion reports253.0% of reports

Serious / destroyed3FAA S or D level

Reported inflation-adjusted cost$148Konly when cost was supplied

02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

201616 reports · 0.0% damage

201722 reports · 13.6% damage

201832 reports · 9.4% damage

2019129 reports · 2.3% damage

202051 reports · 0.0% damage

202136 reports · 8.3% damage

202226 reports · 7.7% damage

202395 reports · 2.1% damage

202485 reports · 5.9% damage

202532 reports · 9.4% damage

03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan14

Feb7

Mar16

Apr23

May36

Jun44

Jul56

Aug26

Sep14

Oct14

Nov7

Dec17

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Take-off Run43 · 14.0% damage

Approach37 · 13.5% damage

Landing Roll35 · 2.9% damage

Climb18 · 16.7% damage

Departure10 · 0.0% damage

Local5 · 0.0% damage

Descent2 · 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.

Mourning doveFAA species ID O2205209 reports · 1.9% damage DovesFAA species ID O22129 reports · 1.6% damage Horned larkFAA species ID YH00449 reports · 0.0% damage Rock pigeonFAA species ID O211126 reports · 0.0% damage SparrowsFAA species ID ZX324 reports · 4.2% damage Burrowing owlFAA species ID R200820 reports · 0.0% damage Red-tailed hawkFAA species ID K330214 reports · 28.6% damage Black-tailed jackrabbitFAA species ID 1D1113 reports · 0.0% damage American kestrelFAA species ID K511411 reports · 0.0% damage MicrobatsFAA species ID 1C210 reports · 0.0% damage

06 / AIRCRAFT

Aircraft types in filed reports

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

A-320Aircraft type138 reports · 5.8% damage C-172Aircraft type73 reports · 15.1% damage A-319Aircraft type37 reports · 5.4% damage MD-83Aircraft type26 reports · 11.5% damage PA-28Aircraft type22 reports · 9.1% damage PA-44 SEMINOLEAircraft type19 reports · 5.3% damage

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