KMEM / MEMTENNESSEE

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Memphis Intl

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KMEM, from 1990-06-06 through 2026-07-25. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports5,6221990–export

2021–2025 reports1,327five complete years

Reported damage3.6%conditional on reports

Covered traffic rate1005.9reports / 100k covered departures

01 / READ THE RECORD

1,327 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 58 more reports than 2016–2020 (1,269). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports2003.6% of reports

Engine-ingestion reports1212.2% of reports

Serious / destroyed47FAA S or D level

Reported inflation-adjusted cost$18.1Monly when cost was supplied

02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

2016244 reports · 2.9% damage

2017283 reports · 2.1% damage

2018264 reports · 1.1% damage

2019238 reports · 0.8% damage

2020240 reports · 1.7% damage

2021205 reports · 2.4% damage

2022276 reports · 2.5% damage

2023306 reports · 2.9% damage

2024268 reports · 0.0% damage

2025272 reports · 1.1% damage

03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan27

Feb27

Mar39

Apr151

May234

Jun83

Jul120

Aug173

Sep182

Oct177

Nov82

Dec32

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach711 · 2.1% damage

Climb131 · 5.3% damage

Take-off Run52 · 1.9% damage

Landing Roll40 · 0.0% damage

Descent27 · 0.0% damage

Departure12 · 0.0% damage

Local8 · 0.0% damage

Arrival6 · 16.7% 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 ZT001274 reports · 0.4% damage Mourning doveFAA species ID O2205198 reports · 0.5% damage KilldeerFAA species ID N5111140 reports · 0.7% damage European starlingFAA species ID YL00181 reports · 1.2% damage Barn swallowFAA species ID YI00575 reports · 0.0% damage Red-tailed hawkFAA species ID K330262 reports · 14.5% damage American kestrelFAA species ID K511444 reports · 0.0% damage Chimney swiftFAA species ID T100240 reports · 0.0% damage American barn owlFAA species ID R110139 reports · 0.0% damage Common nighthawkFAA species ID S521339 reports · 0.0% damage Eastern red batFAA species ID 1C210131 reports · 0.0% damage BlackbirdsFAA species ID ZT129 reports · 3.4% damage

06 / AIRCRAFT

Aircraft types in filed reports

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

A-300Aircraft type853 reports · 2.9% damage DC-10-10Aircraft type510 reports · 3.5% damage MD-11Aircraft type500 reports · 2.6% damage B-767-300Aircraft type500 reports · 2.0% damage B-757-200Aircraft type411 reports · 3.2% damage B-727-200Aircraft type391 reports · 4.6% damage A-310Aircraft type227 reports · 6.6% damage DC-10-30Aircraft type197 reports · 2.5% damage B-777-200Aircraft type84 reports · 7.1% damage A-319Aircraft type76 reports · 5.3% damage

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