KPHL / PHLPENNSYLVANIA

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Philadelphia Intl

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KPHL, from 1990-05-25 through 2026-07-17. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports3,2301990–export

2021–2025 reports504five complete years

Reported damage6.4%conditional on reports

Covered traffic rate112.2reports / 100k covered departures

01 / READ THE RECORD

504 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 93 fewer reports than 2016–2020 (597). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports2076.4% of reports

Engine-ingestion reports1263.9% of reports

Serious / destroyed50FAA S or D level

Reported inflation-adjusted cost$11.2Monly when cost was supplied

02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

2016126 reports · 6.3% damage

2017135 reports · 2.2% damage

2018135 reports · 5.2% damage

2019127 reports · 5.5% damage

202074 reports · 6.8% damage

2021106 reports · 3.8% damage

202284 reports · 1.2% damage

202393 reports · 3.2% damage

2024107 reports · 1.9% damage

2025114 reports · 7.0% damage

03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan16

Feb12

Mar24

Apr39

May40

Jun33

Jul45

Aug67

Sep70

Oct99

Nov40

Dec19

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach305 · 4.6% damage

Climb81 · 3.7% damage

Take-off Run46 · 2.2% damage

Landing Roll41 · 0.0% damage

Departure19 · 0.0% damage

Descent3 · 0.0% damage

Local3 · 0.0% damage

Arrival2 · 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.

European starlingFAA species ID YL001231 reports · 2.2% damage GullsFAA species ID NE1209 reports · 12.4% damage American kestrelFAA species ID K5114105 reports · 2.9% damage Barn swallowFAA species ID YI005104 reports · 0.0% damage Tree swallowFAA species ID YI010102 reports · 1.0% damage Ring-billed gullFAA species ID NE10466 reports · 6.1% damage Canada gooseFAA species ID J220465 reports · 52.3% damage Mourning doveFAA species ID O220551 reports · 5.9% damage Brown-headed cowbirdFAA species ID ZT10439 reports · 0.0% damage Red-winged blackbirdFAA species ID ZT10139 reports · 2.6% damage SparrowsFAA species ID ZX337 reports · 0.0% damage American robinFAA species ID Z600736 reports · 5.6% damage

06 / AIRCRAFT

Aircraft types in filed reports

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

A-321Aircraft type314 reports · 6.4% damage CRJ100/200Aircraft type274 reports · 5.5% damage A-320Aircraft type244 reports · 4.5% damage A-319Aircraft type218 reports · 3.2% damage EMB-170Aircraft type172 reports · 4.1% damage B-757-200Aircraft type167 reports · 9.6% damage B-737-300Aircraft type132 reports · 15.9% damage EMB-145Aircraft type114 reports · 3.5% damage B-737-800Aircraft type100 reports · 7.0% damage DHC8 DASH 8Aircraft type90 reports · 5.6% damage

07 / PA

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