KPDX / PDXOREGON

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Portland Intl (Or)

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KPDX, from 1990-04-28 through 2026-09-06. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports2,8621990–export

2021–2025 reports546five complete years

Reported damage6.0%conditional on reports

Covered traffic rate249.8reports / 100k covered departures

01 / READ THE RECORD

546 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 63 more reports than 2016–2020 (483). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports1716.0% of reports

Engine-ingestion reports1404.9% of reports

Serious / destroyed35FAA S or D level

Reported inflation-adjusted cost$27.1Monly when cost was supplied

02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

2016115 reports · 3.5% damage

201796 reports · 5.2% damage

201882 reports · 12.2% damage

2019107 reports · 5.6% damage

202083 reports · 2.4% damage

2021107 reports · 10.3% damage

202295 reports · 4.2% damage

2023103 reports · 1.9% damage

202495 reports · 4.2% damage

2025146 reports · 3.4% damage

03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan11

Feb16

Mar29

Apr43

May40

Jun33

Jul39

Aug53

Sep162

Oct62

Nov37

Dec21

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach179 · 5.0% damage

Landing Roll94 · 2.1% damage

Climb40 · 22.5% damage

Take-off Run39 · 10.3% damage

Departure20 · 0.0% damage

Descent14 · 14.3% damage

Arrival2 · 0.0% damage

Local2 · 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.

American kestrelFAA species ID K5114265 reports · 0.4% damage Barn swallowFAA species ID YI005217 reports · 1.4% damage American barn owlFAA species ID R1101171 reports · 4.1% damage Red-tailed hawkFAA species ID K3302162 reports · 8.6% damage Cliff swallowFAA species ID YI009117 reports · 0.0% damage Short-eared owlFAA species ID R200464 reports · 0.0% damage Great blue heronFAA species ID I110264 reports · 14.1% damage MallardFAA species ID J210962 reports · 8.1% damage American crowFAA species ID YM110261 reports · 3.3% damage Vaux's swiftFAA species ID T100758 reports · 1.7% damage European starlingFAA species ID YL00155 reports · 5.5% damage GullsFAA species ID NE154 reports · 13.0% damage

06 / AIRCRAFT

Aircraft types in filed reports

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

DHC8 DASH 8Aircraft type210 reports · 5.2% damage B-737-800Aircraft type180 reports · 3.9% damage A-320Aircraft type147 reports · 8.2% damage B-737-700Aircraft type138 reports · 6.5% damage B-737-900Aircraft type127 reports · 3.9% damage EMB-170Aircraft type123 reports · 5.7% damage B-737-300Aircraft type116 reports · 9.5% damage B-757-200Aircraft type77 reports · 20.8% damage B-767-300Aircraft type59 reports · 5.1% damage A-319Aircraft type54 reports · 7.4% damage

07 / OR

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