FAA PUBLIC EXPORT · 355,556 REPORTSVOLUNTARY REPORTING · NOT A RISK SCORESNAPSHOT 16 SEP 2026
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KLNK / LNKNEBRASKA

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Lincoln Arpt

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KLNK, from 1991-04-14 through 2026-06-02. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports4441990–export
2021–2025 reports104five complete years
Reported damage6.8%conditional on reports
Covered traffic rate312.3reports / 100k covered departures
01 / READ THE RECORD

104 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 13 more reports than 2016–2020 (91). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports306.8% of reports
Engine-ingestion reports122.7% of reports
Serious / destroyed10FAA S or D level
Reported inflation-adjusted cost$564Konly when cost was supplied
02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

201624 reports · 0.0% damage
201720 reports · 10.0% damage
201813 reports · 7.7% damage
201912 reports · 16.7% damage
202022 reports · 0.0% damage
202132 reports · 3.1% damage
202214 reports · 0.0% damage
202337 reports · 0.0% damage
20248 reports · 25.0% damage
202513 reports · 0.0% damage
03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan1
Feb1
Mar4
Apr7
May12
Jun12
Jul21
Aug28
Sep10
Oct4
Nov1
Dec3

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach22 · 13.6% damage
Take-off Run11 · 0.0% damage
Climb6 · 0.0% damage
Landing Roll6 · 0.0% damage
Departure5 · 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 N511132 reports · 3.1% damageBarn swallowFAA species ID YI00529 reports · 0.0% damageMourning doveFAA species ID O220528 reports · 0.0% damageWestern meadowlarkFAA species ID ZT00219 reports · 0.0% damageGullsFAA species ID NE117 reports · 23.5% damageCliff swallowFAA species ID YI00917 reports · 0.0% damageAmerican kestrelFAA species ID K511415 reports · 0.0% damageMeadowlarksFAA species ID ZT00010 reports · 0.0% damageCommon nighthawkFAA species ID S521310 reports · 0.0% damageRed-tailed hawkFAA species ID K33029 reports · 0.0% damageFranklin's gullFAA species ID NE1129 reports · 11.1% damageEuropean starlingFAA species ID YL0018 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 type105 reports · 2.9% damageEMB-145Aircraft type27 reports · 11.1% damageC-172Aircraft type13 reports · 15.4% damage
07 / NE

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