KLAX / LAXCALIFORNIA

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Los Angeles Intl

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KLAX, from 1990-04-27 through 2026-07-17. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports3,1771990–export

2021–2025 reports732five complete years

Reported damage5.6%conditional on reports

Covered traffic rate85.9reports / 100k covered departures

01 / READ THE RECORD

732 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 1 fewer reports than 2016–2020 (733). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports1775.6% of reports

Engine-ingestion reports1885.9% of reports

Serious / destroyed47FAA S or D level

Reported inflation-adjusted cost$17.1Monly when cost was supplied

02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

2016130 reports · 3.1% damage

2017150 reports · 1.3% damage

2018152 reports · 2.6% damage

2019177 reports · 4.5% damage

2020124 reports · 4.8% damage

2021112 reports · 7.1% damage

2022121 reports · 0.0% damage

2023140 reports · 2.1% damage

2024187 reports · 3.2% damage

2025172 reports · 4.1% damage

03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan41

Feb47

Mar42

Apr53

May68

Jun66

Jul48

Aug75

Sep92

Oct77

Nov67

Dec56

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach247 · 4.9% damage

Landing Roll144 · 0.7% damage

Take-off Run53 · 7.5% damage

Climb43 · 9.3% damage

Descent16 · 18.8% damage

Departure15 · 0.0% damage

Arrival4 · 0.0% damage

Taxi2 · 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.

American kestrelFAA species ID K5114292 reports · 0.3% damage Western meadowlarkFAA species ID ZT002181 reports · 2.8% damage American barn owlFAA species ID R1101150 reports · 0.7% damage Rock pigeonFAA species ID O2111133 reports · 9.0% damage Red-tailed hawkFAA species ID K3302126 reports · 4.0% damage Western gullFAA species ID NE120104 reports · 11.5% damage GullsFAA species ID NE187 reports · 25.3% damage Mourning doveFAA species ID O220578 reports · 6.4% damage American cootFAA species ID M700540 reports · 2.5% damage American pipitFAA species ID ZC20440 reports · 0.0% damage Barn swallowFAA species ID YI00535 reports · 2.9% damage Perching birds (y)FAA species ID Y35 reports · 2.9% damage

06 / AIRCRAFT

Aircraft types in filed reports

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

A-321Aircraft type195 reports · 5.6% damage A-320Aircraft type191 reports · 3.7% damage B-737-800Aircraft type186 reports · 7.5% damage B-737-700Aircraft type172 reports · 6.4% damage B-757-200Aircraft type142 reports · 9.9% damage B-737-300Aircraft type138 reports · 10.1% damage A-319Aircraft type97 reports · 4.1% damage EMB-170Aircraft type96 reports · 1.0% damage B-767-300Aircraft type96 reports · 5.2% damage B-737-900Aircraft type63 reports · 0.0% damage

07 / CA

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