KPAO / PAOCALIFORNIA

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Palo Alto Arpt Of Santa Clara County

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KPAO, from 1990-05-16 through 2026-06-07. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports1741990–export

2021–2025 reports46five complete years

Reported damage15.5%conditional on reports

Covered traffic rateNot availableno matching BTS denominator

01 / READ THE RECORD

46 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 15 more reports than 2016–2020 (31). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports2715.5% of reports

Engine-ingestion reports00.0% of reports

Serious / destroyed2FAA S or D level

Reported inflation-adjusted cost$73Konly when cost was supplied

02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

20168 reports · 0.0% damage

20173 reports · 0.0% damage

20185 reports · 40.0% damage

201910 reports · 10.0% damage

20205 reports · 40.0% damage

20217 reports · 0.0% damage

20227 reports · 28.6% damage

202313 reports · 15.4% damage

20246 reports · 16.7% damage

202513 reports · 7.7% damage

03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan4

Feb5

Mar4

Apr5

May8

Jun5

Jul5

Aug1

Sep2

Oct1

Nov3

Dec3

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach18 · 16.7% damage

Landing Roll9 · 0.0% damage

Take-off Run6 · 16.7% damage

Climb2 · 50.0% damage

Local2 · 50.0% damage

Departure1 · 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 NE150 reports · 22.0% damage Canada gooseFAA species ID J220418 reports · 22.2% damage

06 / AIRCRAFT

Aircraft types in filed reports

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

C-172Aircraft type41 reports · 14.6% damage C-152Aircraft type17 reports · 17.6% damage CIRRUS SR 20/22Aircraft type17 reports · 23.5% damage PA-28Aircraft type13 reports · 23.1% damage

07 / CA

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