FAA PUBLIC EXPORT · 355,556 REPORTSVOLUNTARY REPORTING · NOT A RISK SCORESNAPSHOT 16 SEP 2026
RUNWAYWILDLIFETHE REPORTED STRIKE RECORD
KMKC / MKCMISSOURI

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Charles B Wheeler Downtown Arpt

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KMKC, from 1990-04-09 through 2026-07-14. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports5471990–export
2021–2025 reports120five complete years
Reported damage4.2%conditional on reports
Covered traffic rateNot availableno matching BTS denominator
01 / READ THE RECORD

120 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 1 fewer reports than 2016–2020 (121). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports234.2% of reports
Engine-ingestion reports81.5% of reports
Serious / destroyed5FAA S or D level
Reported inflation-adjusted cost$1.4Monly when cost was supplied
02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

201618 reports · 5.6% damage
201720 reports · 0.0% damage
201834 reports · 0.0% damage
201929 reports · 0.0% damage
202020 reports · 10.0% damage
202122 reports · 4.5% damage
202212 reports · 16.7% damage
202319 reports · 0.0% damage
202435 reports · 2.9% damage
202532 reports · 0.0% damage
03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan4
Feb1
Mar13
Apr7
May22
Jun11
Jul17
Aug19
Sep8
Oct10
Nov5
Dec3

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach38 · 7.9% damage
Climb14 · 7.1% damage
Landing Roll8 · 0.0% damage
Take-off Run7 · 0.0% damage
Departure2 · 0.0% damage
Local1 · 0.0% damage
Parked1 · 0.0% damage
Taxi1 · 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.

American kestrelFAA species ID K511482 reports · 0.0% damageKilldeerFAA species ID N511150 reports · 0.0% damageMourning doveFAA species ID O220542 reports · 0.0% damageEastern meadowlarkFAA species ID ZT00126 reports · 0.0% damageChimney swiftFAA species ID T100222 reports · 4.5% damageCliff swallowFAA species ID YI00920 reports · 0.0% damageRed-tailed hawkFAA species ID K330218 reports · 16.7% damageRock pigeonFAA species ID O211116 reports · 6.2% damageBarn swallowFAA species ID YI00515 reports · 0.0% damageEuropean starlingFAA species ID YL00114 reports · 0.0% damageMeadowlarksFAA species ID ZT00010 reports · 0.0% damageSparrowsFAA species ID ZX39 reports · 0.0% damage
06 / AIRCRAFT

Aircraft types in filed reports

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

PA-28Aircraft type28 reports · 0.0% damage
07 / MO

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