KLFT / LFTLOUISIANA

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Lafayette Regional

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KLFT, from 1990-06-07 through 2026-07-20. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports4051990–export

2021–2025 reports120five complete years

Reported damage4.2%conditional on reports

Covered traffic rate735.9reports / 100k covered departures

01 / READ THE RECORD

120 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 3 more reports than 2016–2020 (117). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports174.2% of reports

Engine-ingestion reports82.0% of reports

Serious / destroyed5FAA S or D level

Reported inflation-adjusted cost$1.2Monly when cost was supplied

02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

201630 reports · 6.7% damage

201714 reports · 0.0% damage

201829 reports · 0.0% damage

201927 reports · 0.0% damage

202017 reports · 0.0% damage

202125 reports · 4.0% damage

202218 reports · 0.0% damage

202324 reports · 4.2% damage

202429 reports · 3.4% damage

202524 reports · 0.0% damage

03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan7

Feb3

Mar7

Apr8

May14

Jun9

Jul23

Aug11

Sep7

Oct12

Nov11

Dec8

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach30 · 3.3% damage

Landing Roll15 · 6.7% damage

Take-off Run9 · 11.1% damage

Climb9 · 0.0% damage

Arrival4 · 0.0% damage

Departure3 · 0.0% damage

Taxi2 · 0.0% damage

Descent1 · 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.

KilldeerFAA species ID N511158 reports · 0.0% damage Barn swallowFAA species ID YI00530 reports · 0.0% damage SparrowsFAA species ID ZX316 reports · 0.0% damage Virginia opossumFAA species ID 1A113 reports · 0.0% damage Striped skunkFAA species ID 1F4112 reports · 0.0% damage Western cattle egretFAA species ID I130110 reports · 10.0% damage SwallowsFAA species ID YI8 reports · 0.0% damage

06 / AIRCRAFT

Aircraft types in filed reports

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

B-757-200Aircraft type32 reports · 9.4% damage EMB-145Aircraft type29 reports · 3.4% damage CRJ900Aircraft type22 reports · 4.5% damage CRJ100/200Aircraft type22 reports · 0.0% damage SAAB-340Aircraft type16 reports · 0.0% damage EMB-170Aircraft type16 reports · 6.2% damage CRJ700Aircraft type13 reports · 0.0% damage EMB-135Aircraft type12 reports · 8.3% damage

07 / LA

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