KMCO / MCOFLORIDA

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Orlando Intl

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KMCO, from 1990-01-08 through 2026-07-19. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports4,3571990–export

2021–2025 reports1,216five complete years

Reported damage7.3%conditional on reports

Covered traffic rate170.8reports / 100k covered departures

01 / READ THE RECORD

1,216 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 397 more reports than 2016–2020 (819). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports3177.3% of reports

Engine-ingestion reports2295.3% of reports

Serious / destroyed66FAA S or D level

Reported inflation-adjusted cost$3.5Monly when cost was supplied

02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

2016151 reports · 6.0% damage

2017134 reports · 6.7% damage

2018152 reports · 7.2% damage

2019255 reports · 3.1% damage

2020127 reports · 5.5% damage

2021214 reports · 6.5% damage

2022228 reports · 5.3% damage

2023263 reports · 5.3% damage

2024236 reports · 5.5% damage

2025275 reports · 3.3% damage

03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan70

Feb76

Mar94

Apr79

May82

Jun85

Jul86

Aug201

Sep190

Oct116

Nov70

Dec67

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach449 · 7.8% damage

Landing Roll267 · 0.7% damage

Take-off Run231 · 1.7% damage

Climb126 · 11.1% damage

Departure46 · 10.9% damage

Descent9 · 11.1% damage

Arrival6 · 0.0% damage

Taxi5 · 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.

Barn swallowFAA species ID YI005250 reports · 0.0% damage Tree swallowFAA species ID YI010170 reports · 0.0% damage KilldeerFAA species ID N5111145 reports · 2.8% damage Mourning doveFAA species ID O2205139 reports · 2.9% damage Western cattle egretFAA species ID I1301133 reports · 9.0% damage Turkey vultureFAA species ID K100295 reports · 46.3% damage GullsFAA species ID NE190 reports · 12.2% damage SwallowsFAA species ID YI82 reports · 1.2% damage American kestrelFAA species ID K511475 reports · 0.0% damage Eastern meadowlarkFAA species ID ZT00163 reports · 3.2% damage Bald eagleFAA species ID K320158 reports · 20.7% damage Sandhill craneFAA species ID M400150 reports · 36.0% damage

06 / AIRCRAFT

Aircraft types in filed reports

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

A-320Aircraft type711 reports · 7.3% damage A-321Aircraft type495 reports · 5.7% damage B-737-700Aircraft type329 reports · 7.6% damage B-737-800Aircraft type282 reports · 6.7% damage B-757-200Aircraft type226 reports · 9.7% damage B-737-8Aircraft type154 reports · 3.2% damage B-737-300Aircraft type148 reports · 16.2% damage A-319Aircraft type133 reports · 6.8% damage B-737-7Aircraft type126 reports · 8.7% damage B-737-900Aircraft type94 reports · 6.4% damage

07 / FL

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