KLAL / LALFLORIDA

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Lakeland Linder International Airport

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KLAL, from 1996-02-04 through 2026-07-19. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports2831990–export

2021–2025 reports156five complete years

Reported damage6.7%conditional on reports

Covered traffic rateNot availableno matching BTS denominator

01 / READ THE RECORD

156 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 94 more reports than 2016–2020 (62). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports196.7% of reports

Engine-ingestion reports51.8% of reports

Serious / destroyed1FAA S or D level

Reported inflation-adjusted cost$44Konly when cost was supplied

02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

201617 reports · 11.8% damage

20175 reports · 0.0% damage

20185 reports · 20.0% damage

201919 reports · 0.0% damage

202016 reports · 0.0% damage

202134 reports · 2.9% damage

202226 reports · 3.8% damage

202331 reports · 3.2% damage

202426 reports · 7.7% damage

202539 reports · 5.1% damage

03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan14

Feb17

Mar7

Apr10

May14

Jun17

Jul21

Aug18

Sep15

Oct9

Nov9

Dec5

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach22 · 18.2% damage

Take-off Run13 · 7.7% damage

Landing Roll12 · 0.0% damage

Climb4 · 50.0% damage

Departure2 · 0.0% damage

Local1 · 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 O220539 reports · 0.0% damage KilldeerFAA species ID N511138 reports · 0.0% damage Western cattle egretFAA species ID I130125 reports · 0.0% damage American kestrelFAA species ID K511422 reports · 0.0% damage Eastern meadowlarkFAA species ID ZT00116 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.

B-737-800Aircraft type23 reports · 0.0% damage B-767-300Aircraft type14 reports · 0.0% damage

07 / FL

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