KORD / ORDILLINOIS

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Chicago O'Hare Intl Arpt

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KORD, from 1990-04-27 through 2026-07-24. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports7,5381990–export

2021–2025 reports1,920five complete years

Reported damage3.6%conditional on reports

Covered traffic rate124.8reports / 100k covered departures

01 / READ THE RECORD

1,920 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 557 more reports than 2016–2020 (1,363). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports2723.6% of reports

Engine-ingestion reports2192.9% of reports

Serious / destroyed61FAA S or D level

Reported inflation-adjusted cost$53.1Monly when cost was supplied

02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

2016257 reports · 2.7% damage

2017281 reports · 3.2% damage

2018301 reports · 1.3% damage

2019320 reports · 1.9% damage

2020204 reports · 2.9% damage

2021323 reports · 0.9% damage

2022329 reports · 1.5% damage

2023329 reports · 1.5% damage

2024513 reports · 1.4% damage

2025426 reports · 1.4% damage

03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan17

Feb22

Mar64

Apr115

May244

Jun206

Jul273

Aug296

Sep320

Oct234

Nov96

Dec33

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach393 · 2.0% damage

Landing Roll272 · 1.5% damage

Take-off Run142 · 1.4% damage

Climb129 · 6.2% damage

Departure42 · 4.8% damage

Arrival18 · 0.0% damage

Descent13 · 15.4% damage

Taxi5 · 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.

Mourning doveFAA species ID O2205528 reports · 1.3% damage Barn swallowFAA species ID YI005430 reports · 0.5% damage American kestrelFAA species ID K5114428 reports · 0.0% damage KilldeerFAA species ID N5111383 reports · 0.0% damage European starlingFAA species ID YL001343 reports · 1.5% damage Red-tailed hawkFAA species ID K3302262 reports · 9.2% damage Eastern meadowlarkFAA species ID ZT001205 reports · 0.0% damage Ring-billed gullFAA species ID NE104195 reports · 2.6% damage Short-eared owlFAA species ID R2004113 reports · 0.0% damage Canada gooseFAA species ID J2204112 reports · 27.7% damage MallardFAA species ID J2109110 reports · 10.9% damage Rock pigeonFAA species ID O2111106 reports · 4.7% damage

06 / AIRCRAFT

Aircraft types in filed reports

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

B-737-800Aircraft type438 reports · 5.3% damage EMB-170Aircraft type407 reports · 2.9% damage A-320Aircraft type357 reports · 4.5% damage EMB-145Aircraft type312 reports · 4.2% damage A-319Aircraft type247 reports · 6.1% damage CRJ700Aircraft type228 reports · 4.8% damage CRJ100/200Aircraft type220 reports · 2.3% damage B-757-200Aircraft type188 reports · 7.4% damage B-737-300Aircraft type169 reports · 8.9% damage MD-82Aircraft type155 reports · 9.0% damage

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