FAA PUBLIC EXPORT · 355,556 REPORTSVOLUNTARY REPORTING · NOT A RISK SCORESNAPSHOT 16 SEP 2026
RUNWAYWILDLIFETHE REPORTED STRIKE RECORD
KPHX / PHXARIZONA

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl Arpt

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KPHX, from 1990-04-28 through 2026-07-19. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports2,0111990–export
2021–2025 reports354five complete years
Reported damage3.4%conditional on reports
Covered traffic rate46.1reports / 100k covered departures
01 / READ THE RECORD

354 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 105 more reports than 2016–2020 (249). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports693.4% of reports
Engine-ingestion reports371.8% of reports
Serious / destroyed12FAA S or D level
Reported inflation-adjusted cost$739Konly when cost was supplied
02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

201671 reports · 4.2% damage
201751 reports · 2.0% damage
201855 reports · 1.8% damage
201955 reports · 5.5% damage
202017 reports · 11.8% damage
202144 reports · 0.0% damage
202259 reports · 6.8% damage
202380 reports · 6.2% damage
202479 reports · 1.3% damage
202592 reports · 3.3% damage
03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan3
Feb8
Mar29
Apr72
May52
Jun20
Jul23
Aug40
Sep42
Oct37
Nov22
Dec6

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach229 · 2.6% damage
Climb55 · 5.5% damage
Descent27 · 3.7% damage
Landing Roll14 · 0.0% damage
Departure9 · 22.2% damage
Take-off Run9 · 11.1% damage
Local1 · 0.0% damage

Phase counts use 2021–2025 reports with a supplied phase.