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

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Minot Intl Airport

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KMOT, from 1991-05-11 through 2026-07-24. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports1581990–export
2021–2025 reports54five complete years
Reported damage6.3%conditional on reports
Covered traffic rate590.2reports / 100k covered departures
01 / READ THE RECORD

54 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 5 more reports than 2016–2020 (49). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports106.3% of reports
Engine-ingestion reports85.1% of reports
Serious / destroyed3FAA S or D level
Reported inflation-adjusted cost$159Konly when cost was supplied
02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

201612 reports · 0.0% damage
20177 reports · 0.0% damage
201810 reports · 0.0% damage
20197 reports · 0.0% damage
202013 reports · 7.7% damage
20215 reports · 20.0% damage
20229 reports · 0.0% damage
202313 reports · 0.0% damage
202412 reports · 0.0% damage
202515 reports · 0.0% damage
03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan1
Feb1
Mar2
Apr5
May1
Jun4
Jul11
Aug18
Sep6
Oct2
Nov2
Dec1

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach10 · 10.0% damage
Landing Roll9 · 0.0% damage
Take-off Run8 · 0.0% damage
Climb1 · 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.

Ring-billed gullFAA species ID NE10429 reports · 3.4% damageWestern meadowlarkFAA species ID ZT00215 reports · 0.0% damageAmerican kestrelFAA species ID K511411 reports · 0.0% damageSharp-tailed grouseFAA species ID L31039 reports · 0.0% damage
06 / AIRCRAFT

Aircraft types in filed reports

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

CRJ100/200Aircraft type21 reports · 4.8% damageEMB-170Aircraft type12 reports · 0.0% damage
07 / ND

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