KMSP / MSPMINNESOTA

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain Arpt

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KMSP, from 1990-05-13 through 2026-07-24. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports2,5911990–export

2021–2025 reports716five complete years

Reported damage5.4%conditional on reports

Covered traffic rate128.2reports / 100k covered departures

01 / READ THE RECORD

716 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 276 more reports than 2016–2020 (440). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports1405.4% of reports

Engine-ingestion reports953.7% of reports

Serious / destroyed30FAA S or D level

Reported inflation-adjusted cost$10.7Monly when cost was supplied

02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

201689 reports · 1.1% damage

201789 reports · 2.2% damage

2018111 reports · 4.5% damage

201994 reports · 3.2% damage

202057 reports · 1.8% damage

2021118 reports · 2.5% damage

2022153 reports · 4.6% damage

2023137 reports · 2.9% damage

2024155 reports · 1.9% damage

2025153 reports · 5.9% damage

03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan5

Feb11

Mar31

Apr56

May88

Jun49

Jul102

Aug110

Sep101

Oct104

Nov49

Dec10

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach231 · 6.9% damage

Take-off Run50 · 6.0% damage

Climb46 · 10.9% damage

Landing Roll32 · 6.2% damage

Departure5 · 0.0% damage

Descent3 · 0.0% damage

Taxi2 · 0.0% damage

Arrival1 · 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.

Horned larkFAA species ID YH004174 reports · 0.0% damage Barn swallowFAA species ID YI005137 reports · 0.0% damage European starlingFAA species ID YL00192 reports · 1.1% damage Rock pigeonFAA species ID O211189 reports · 4.5% damage American kestrelFAA species ID K511472 reports · 1.4% damage Common nighthawkFAA species ID S521359 reports · 0.0% damage Canada gooseFAA species ID J220454 reports · 33.3% damage Cliff swallowFAA species ID YI00954 reports · 0.0% damage KilldeerFAA species ID N511144 reports · 0.0% damage Mourning doveFAA species ID O220544 reports · 6.8% damage MallardFAA species ID J210938 reports · 13.2% damage MicrobatsFAA species ID 1C236 reports · 0.0% damage

06 / AIRCRAFT

Aircraft types in filed reports

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

A-320Aircraft type187 reports · 5.9% damage CRJ100/200Aircraft type136 reports · 11.0% damage A-319Aircraft type130 reports · 6.9% damage B-737-800Aircraft type111 reports · 4.5% damage EMB-170Aircraft type106 reports · 10.4% damage B-757-200Aircraft type88 reports · 12.5% damage CRJ900Aircraft type80 reports · 5.0% damage A-321Aircraft type76 reports · 7.9% damage B-737-900Aircraft type72 reports · 4.2% damage B-737-700Aircraft type54 reports · 0.0% damage

07 / MN

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