KORF / ORFVIRGINIA

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Norfolk Intl

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KORF, from 1990-04-29 through 2026-07-22. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports9381990–export

2021–2025 reports180five complete years

Reported damage7.1%conditional on reports

Covered traffic rate203.7reports / 100k covered departures

01 / READ THE RECORD

180 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 45 more reports than 2016–2020 (135). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports677.1% of reports

Engine-ingestion reports485.1% of reports

Serious / destroyed18FAA S or D level

Reported inflation-adjusted cost$1.3Monly when cost was supplied

02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

201628 reports · 3.6% damage

201732 reports · 12.5% damage

201824 reports · 0.0% damage

201928 reports · 3.6% damage

202023 reports · 4.3% damage

202129 reports · 6.9% damage

202241 reports · 7.3% damage

202345 reports · 4.4% damage

202431 reports · 3.2% damage

202534 reports · 5.9% damage

03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan10

Feb11

Mar15

Apr24

May22

Jun10

Jul16

Aug18

Sep19

Oct15

Nov13

Dec7

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach54 · 9.3% damage

Take-off Run28 · 3.6% damage

Landing Roll22 · 0.0% damage

Climb19 · 15.8% damage

Descent3 · 0.0% damage

Departure3 · 33.3% damage

Arrival1 · 0.0% damage

Local1 · 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 NE1167 reports · 9.0% damage European starlingFAA species ID YL00138 reports · 5.3% damage Canada gooseFAA species ID J220431 reports · 12.9% damage American kestrelFAA species ID K511429 reports · 0.0% damage Mourning doveFAA species ID O220528 reports · 0.0% damage Eastern meadowlarkFAA species ID ZT00124 reports · 0.0% damage Barn swallowFAA species ID YI00523 reports · 0.0% damage Laughing gullFAA species ID NE11420 reports · 5.0% damage SparrowsFAA species ID ZX320 reports · 0.0% damage Ring-billed gullFAA species ID NE10419 reports · 10.5% damage OspreyFAA species ID K200118 reports · 27.8% damage Bald eagleFAA species ID K320117 reports · 29.4% damage

06 / AIRCRAFT

Aircraft types in filed reports

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

CRJ100/200Aircraft type59 reports · 8.5% damage B-737-700Aircraft type47 reports · 4.3% damage B-737-300Aircraft type43 reports · 9.3% damage EMB-145Aircraft type41 reports · 7.3% damage EMB-170Aircraft type40 reports · 7.5% damage B-757-200Aircraft type31 reports · 6.5% damage B-737-800Aircraft type28 reports · 14.3% damage CRJ900Aircraft type28 reports · 3.6% damage MD-88Aircraft type27 reports · 7.4% damage DHC8 DASH 8Aircraft type26 reports · 15.4% damage

07 / VA

Other covered airports in Virginia

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