KPIT / PITPENNSYLVANIA

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Pittsburgh Intl Arpt

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KPIT, from 1990-02-13 through 2026-07-19. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports2,4571990–export

2021–2025 reports511five complete years

Reported damage3.5%conditional on reports

Covered traffic rate277.4reports / 100k covered departures

01 / READ THE RECORD

511 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 36 more reports than 2016–2020 (475). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports873.5% of reports

Engine-ingestion reports743.0% of reports

Serious / destroyed22FAA S or D level

Reported inflation-adjusted cost$1.1Monly when cost was supplied

02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

201673 reports · 1.4% damage

2017107 reports · 4.7% damage

2018104 reports · 1.0% damage

2019123 reports · 0.8% damage

202068 reports · 0.0% damage

202186 reports · 1.2% damage

2022106 reports · 2.8% damage

202385 reports · 0.0% damage

2024117 reports · 0.9% damage

2025117 reports · 0.9% damage

03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan3

Feb6

Mar12

Apr33

May84

Jun46

Jul84

Aug79

Sep78

Oct56

Nov22

Dec8

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach161 · 2.5% damage

Landing Roll76 · 1.3% damage

Take-off Run35 · 0.0% damage

Climb31 · 3.2% damage

Arrival7 · 0.0% damage

Departure6 · 0.0% damage

Descent1 · 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.

Mourning doveFAA species ID O2205246 reports · 0.4% damage European starlingFAA species ID YL001198 reports · 1.5% damage KilldeerFAA species ID N5111147 reports · 0.0% damage Barn swallowFAA species ID YI005105 reports · 0.0% damage SparrowsFAA species ID ZX376 reports · 1.3% damage Eastern meadowlarkFAA species ID ZT00169 reports · 0.0% damage American kestrelFAA species ID K511453 reports · 0.0% damage Red-tailed hawkFAA species ID K330244 reports · 4.5% damage Chimney swiftFAA species ID T100243 reports · 0.0% damage HawksFAA species ID K3335 reports · 17.1% damage BlackbirdsFAA species ID ZT135 reports · 5.7% damage American robinFAA species ID Z600731 reports · 0.0% damage

06 / AIRCRAFT

Aircraft types in filed reports

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

EMB-170Aircraft type129 reports · 4.7% damage A-319Aircraft type119 reports · 2.5% damage A-320Aircraft type103 reports · 3.9% damage B-737-300Aircraft type94 reports · 11.7% damage B-737-700Aircraft type92 reports · 3.3% damage B-737-800Aircraft type64 reports · 1.6% damage DC-9-30Aircraft type63 reports · 9.5% damage B-737-8Aircraft type52 reports · 0.0% damage CRJ100/200Aircraft type46 reports · 2.2% damage B-737-400Aircraft type43 reports · 16.3% damage

07 / PA

Other covered airports in Pennsylvania

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