KMEM / MEMTENNESSEE

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Memphis Intl

Memphis Intl (KMEM) has 5,622 filed FAA wildlife-strike reports from 1990-06-06 through 2026-07-25; 1,327 were filed during 2021–2025, and damage was indicated in 3.6% of all reports.

Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Voluntary-report cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026

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

Memphis Intl: 1,327 reports in 2021–2025

Memphis Intl filed 1,327 reports in 2021–2025, which was 58 more than the 1,269 reports filed in 2016–2020.

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

Memphis Intl: 2016–2025 reporting record

Memphis Intl has 10 complete-year cohorts from 2016 through 2025, totaling 2,596 filed reports in the annual series.

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

Memphis Intl: reports by month

Memphis Intl has 1,327 filed reports from 2021–2025 with an incident month, distributed across the 12 calendar months.

Jan27

Feb27

Mar39

Apr151

May234

Jun83

Jul120

Aug173

Sep182

Oct177

Nov82

Dec32

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Memphis Intl: reports by flight phase

Memphis Intl has 987 filed reports from 2021–2025 with a supplied flight phase in the FAA record.

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

Memphis Intl: named wildlife

Memphis Intl has 34 published named-wildlife combinations representing 1,353 filed reports that met the combination-page threshold.

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

All 34 published wildlife combinations

Eastern meadowlark · 274 Mourning dove · 198 Killdeer · 140 European starling · 81 Barn swallow · 75 Red-tailed hawk · 62 American kestrel · 44 Chimney swift · 40 American barn owl · 39 Common nighthawk · 39 Eastern red bat · 31 Blackbirds · 29 American robin · 27 Little brown bat · 24 Hawks · 21 Sparrows · 20 Purple martin · 18 Mallard · 16 Snow goose · 16 Rock pigeon · 15 Ducks · 15 Perching birds (y) · 13 Canada goose · 13 Raccoon · 12 Red-eyed vireo · 11 Red-winged blackbird · 10 Red fox · 10 Savannah sparrow · 9 Geese · 9 Mississippi kite · 9 Brown-headed cowbird · 9 Microbats · 8 American coot · 8 Common yellowthroat · 8

06 / AIRCRAFT

Memphis Intl: aircraft types in filed reports

Memphis Intl has 34 published aircraft-type combinations representing 4,402 filed reports that met the combination-page threshold.

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

All 34 published aircraft combinations

A-300 · 853 DC-10-10 · 510 MD-11 · 500 B-767-300 · 500 B-757-200 · 411 B-727-200 · 391 A-310 · 227 DC-10-30 · 197 B-777-200 · 84 A-319 · 76 A-320 · 57 EMB-170 · 53 CRJ100/200 · 48 CRJ900 · 42 B-737-800 · 42 DC-9-30 · 39 MD-88 · 36 B-737-700 · 32 SAAB-340 · 31 B-777 · 30 B-727-100 · 28 DC-10 · 26 B-727 · 24 DC-9-50 · 22 EMB-145 · 19 FOKKER F100 · 17 B-767 · 16 B-737-8 · 14 B-737-7 · 14 B-717-200 · 14 B-737-200 · 13 CRJ700 · 12 DC-9 · 12 MD-82 · 12

07 / TN

Memphis Intl: other covered airports in Tennessee

Memphis Intl has 8 other published airport profiles in Tennessee; 8 appear in this state-context list.

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