KMIA / MIAFLORIDA

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Miami Intl

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KMIA, from 1990-04-13 through 2026-07-12. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports1,8271990–export

2021–2025 reports530five complete years

Reported damage8.0%conditional on reports

Covered traffic rate112.6reports / 100k covered departures

01 / READ THE RECORD

530 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 192 more reports than 2016–2020 (338). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports1468.0% of reports

Engine-ingestion reports915.0% of reports

Serious / destroyed27FAA S or D level

Reported inflation-adjusted cost$7.7Monly when cost was supplied

02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

201664 reports · 4.7% damage

201764 reports · 9.4% damage

201873 reports · 5.5% damage

201992 reports · 4.3% damage

202045 reports · 2.2% damage

202170 reports · 0.0% damage

2022101 reports · 2.0% damage

2023104 reports · 1.0% damage

2024132 reports · 3.8% damage

2025123 reports · 5.7% damage

03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan20

Feb18

Mar20

Apr24

May41

Jun17

Jul25

Aug99

Sep115

Oct95

Nov39

Dec17

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach234 · 2.1% damage

Take-off Run80 · 1.2% damage

Climb79 · 11.4% damage

Landing Roll70 · 0.0% damage

Departure49 · 0.0% damage

Arrival11 · 0.0% damage

Descent6 · 0.0% damage

Local1 · 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 YI005141 reports · 0.0% damage American kestrelFAA species ID K511493 reports · 1.1% damage GullsFAA species ID NE156 reports · 14.3% damage Mourning doveFAA species ID O220552 reports · 0.0% damage Turkey vultureFAA species ID K100239 reports · 59.0% damage Rock pigeonFAA species ID O211126 reports · 15.4% damage Boat-tailed grackleFAA species ID ZT30325 reports · 4.0% damage DovesFAA species ID O2224 reports · 0.0% damage EgretsFAA species ID I1321 reports · 4.8% damage Black vultureFAA species ID K100115 reports · 80.0% damage New World vulturesFAA species ID K112 reports · 41.7% damage SparrowsFAA species ID ZX310 reports · 10.0% damage

06 / AIRCRAFT

Aircraft types in filed reports

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

B-737-800Aircraft type403 reports · 5.5% damage B-757-200Aircraft type162 reports · 14.8% damage B-767-300Aircraft type123 reports · 6.5% damage A-321Aircraft type109 reports · 4.6% damage EMB-170Aircraft type104 reports · 1.9% damage A-320Aircraft type89 reports · 9.0% damage B-737-8Aircraft type72 reports · 5.6% damage A-319Aircraft type72 reports · 5.6% damage EMB-145Aircraft type54 reports · 3.7% damage B-727-200Aircraft type53 reports · 17.0% damage

07 / FL

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