KOAK / OAKCALIFORNIA

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Metro Oakland Intl

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KOAK, from 1990-05-10 through 2026-07-20. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports2,0041990–export

2021–2025 reports457five complete years

Reported damage7.1%conditional on reports

Covered traffic rate440.7reports / 100k covered departures

01 / READ THE RECORD

457 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 55 more reports than 2016–2020 (402). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports1437.1% of reports

Engine-ingestion reports1256.2% of reports

Serious / destroyed24FAA S or D level

Reported inflation-adjusted cost$8.0Monly when cost was supplied

02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

201659 reports · 5.1% damage

201774 reports · 5.4% damage

2018114 reports · 5.3% damage

201999 reports · 10.1% damage

202056 reports · 1.8% damage

202156 reports · 5.4% damage

202285 reports · 1.2% damage

202391 reports · 2.2% damage

2024120 reports · 1.7% damage

2025105 reports · 4.8% damage

03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan20

Feb20

Mar29

Apr55

May48

Jun44

Jul26

Aug27

Sep52

Oct74

Nov34

Dec28

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach179 · 2.2% damage

Landing Roll85 · 1.2% damage

Take-off Run45 · 8.9% damage

Climb44 · 9.1% damage

Descent13 · 0.0% damage

Departure5 · 0.0% damage

Arrival2 · 0.0% damage

Taxi2 · 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.

GullsFAA species ID NE1113 reports · 9.7% damage MallardFAA species ID J210956 reports · 8.9% damage American barn owlFAA species ID R110150 reports · 2.0% damage Red-tailed hawkFAA species ID K330242 reports · 11.9% damage Canada gooseFAA species ID J220442 reports · 33.3% damage Black-tailed jackrabbitFAA species ID 1D1141 reports · 2.4% damage Western sandpiperFAA species ID N601638 reports · 5.3% damage Western meadowlarkFAA species ID ZT00238 reports · 2.6% damage Cliff swallowFAA species ID YI00928 reports · 0.0% damage Barn swallowFAA species ID YI00527 reports · 0.0% damage Western gullFAA species ID NE12023 reports · 13.0% damage SparrowsFAA species ID ZX321 reports · 0.0% damage

06 / AIRCRAFT

Aircraft types in filed reports

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

B-737-700Aircraft type291 reports · 4.5% damage B-737-300Aircraft type192 reports · 13.0% damage B-737-7Aircraft type116 reports · 5.2% damage B-737-8Aircraft type111 reports · 1.8% damage A-320Aircraft type90 reports · 5.6% damage B-737-800Aircraft type86 reports · 5.8% damage MD-11Aircraft type80 reports · 3.8% damage B-767-300Aircraft type65 reports · 15.4% damage A-300Aircraft type57 reports · 7.0% damage DC-10-10Aircraft type44 reports · 11.4% damage

07 / CA

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