KLEX / LEXKENTUCKY

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Blue Grass Arpt

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KLEX, from 1991-08-03 through 2026-07-25. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports8311990–export

2021–2025 reports297five complete years

Reported damage2.2%conditional on reports

Covered traffic rate944.2reports / 100k covered departures

01 / READ THE RECORD

297 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 101 more reports than 2016–2020 (196). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports182.2% of reports

Engine-ingestion reports81.0% of reports

Serious / destroyed2FAA S or D level

Reported inflation-adjusted cost$183Konly when cost was supplied

02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

201628 reports · 0.0% damage

201760 reports · 5.0% damage

201833 reports · 0.0% damage

201933 reports · 3.0% damage

202042 reports · 2.4% damage

202141 reports · 2.4% damage

202266 reports · 1.5% damage

202337 reports · 2.7% damage

202467 reports · 1.5% damage

202586 reports · 0.0% damage

03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan2

Feb6

Mar3

Apr15

May24

Jun28

Jul72

Aug68

Sep46

Oct16

Nov11

Dec6

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach38 · 5.3% damage

Landing Roll27 · 0.0% damage

Take-off Run17 · 5.9% damage

Climb15 · 6.7% damage

Departure7 · 0.0% damage

Local3 · 0.0% damage

Arrival2 · 0.0% damage

Descent2 · 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.

Eastern meadowlarkFAA species ID ZT001101 reports · 1.0% damage KilldeerFAA species ID N511195 reports · 1.1% damage Barn swallowFAA species ID YI00571 reports · 0.0% damage American kestrelFAA species ID K511465 reports · 0.0% damage Mourning doveFAA species ID O220550 reports · 0.0% damage European starlingFAA species ID YL00149 reports · 0.0% damage Red-tailed hawkFAA species ID K330217 reports · 5.9% damage SparrowsFAA species ID ZX316 reports · 0.0% damage Rock pigeonFAA species ID O211110 reports · 10.0% damage House sparrowFAA species ID ZZ20110 reports · 0.0% damage

06 / AIRCRAFT

Aircraft types in filed reports

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

CRJ100/200Aircraft type119 reports · 3.4% damage EMB-170Aircraft type39 reports · 2.6% damage EMB-145Aircraft type32 reports · 3.1% damage CRJ700Aircraft type29 reports · 0.0% damage CRJ900Aircraft type28 reports · 0.0% damage A-320Aircraft type22 reports · 0.0% damage B-717-200Aircraft type20 reports · 5.0% damage MD-88Aircraft type16 reports · 0.0% damage EMB-135Aircraft type14 reports · 7.1% damage

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