KMSY / MSYLOUISIANA

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Louie Armstrong New Orleans Intl Arpt

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KMSY, from 1990-01-11 through 2026-07-15. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports2,4481990–export

2021–2025 reports369five complete years

Reported damage5.1%conditional on reports

Covered traffic rate172.1reports / 100k covered departures

01 / READ THE RECORD

369 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 17 more reports than 2016–2020 (352). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports1245.1% of reports

Engine-ingestion reports1114.5% of reports

Serious / destroyed40FAA S or D level

Reported inflation-adjusted cost$3.1Monly when cost was supplied

02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

201692 reports · 3.3% damage

201776 reports · 2.6% damage

201868 reports · 1.5% damage

201990 reports · 1.1% damage

202026 reports · 3.8% damage

202151 reports · 7.8% damage

202288 reports · 5.7% damage

202382 reports · 4.9% damage

202466 reports · 3.0% damage

202582 reports · 3.7% damage

03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan13

Feb29

Mar21

Apr34

May30

Jun16

Jul30

Aug38

Sep49

Oct45

Nov36

Dec28

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach212 · 5.2% damage

Climb44 · 6.8% damage

Landing Roll30 · 0.0% damage

Departure17 · 5.9% damage

Take-off Run13 · 0.0% damage

Descent3 · 66.7% damage

Local1 · 100.0% 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.

KilldeerFAA species ID N5111183 reports · 0.0% damage Barn swallowFAA species ID YI005161 reports · 0.0% damage Mourning doveFAA species ID O2205112 reports · 0.9% damage GullsFAA species ID NE177 reports · 15.6% damage European starlingFAA species ID YL00167 reports · 3.0% damage Virginia opossumFAA species ID 1A154 reports · 0.0% damage Eastern meadowlarkFAA species ID ZT00153 reports · 0.0% damage SparrowsFAA species ID ZX348 reports · 2.1% damage DovesFAA species ID O2236 reports · 2.8% damage MicrobatsFAA species ID 1C236 reports · 0.0% damage Rock pigeonFAA species ID O211125 reports · 16.0% damage Western cattle egretFAA species ID I130123 reports · 13.0% damage

06 / AIRCRAFT

Aircraft types in filed reports

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

B-737-700Aircraft type184 reports · 3.8% damage B-737-300Aircraft type165 reports · 11.5% damage A-320Aircraft type151 reports · 6.0% damage A-319Aircraft type127 reports · 3.1% damage B-737-800Aircraft type103 reports · 5.8% damage B-737-7Aircraft type70 reports · 1.4% damage B-737-8Aircraft type60 reports · 10.0% damage EMB-170Aircraft type59 reports · 1.7% damage B-737-200Aircraft type51 reports · 19.6% damage B-757-200Aircraft type51 reports · 7.8% damage

07 / LA

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