02 / YEAR LOG
KPMD / PMDCALIFORNIA
AIRPORT REPORT LOG
Palmdale Usaf Plant 42 Arpt
FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KPMD, from 1996-11-07 through 2026-02-27. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.
All reports241990–export
2021–2025 reports9five complete years
Reported damage4.2%conditional on reports
Covered traffic rateNot availableno matching BTS denominator
01 / READ THE RECORD
9 reports in 2021–2025.
That is 4 more reports than 2016–2020 (5). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.
Damage-indicated reports14.2% of reports
Engine-ingestion reports14.2% of reports
Serious / destroyed0FAA S or D level
Reported inflation-adjusted cost$0only when cost was supplied
03 / SEASON
When reports arrive
Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.
04 / FLIGHT PHASE
Where in the operation
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.
06 / AIRCRAFT
Aircraft types in filed reports
A report count does not supply an exposure denominator by aircraft type.
No aircraft combination met the publication threshold.
07 / CA
Open state record →Other covered airports in California
KSMFSacramento Intl4,496 reportsKLAXLos Angeles Intl3,177 reportsKSFOSan Francisco Intl Arpt2,738 reportsKSJCNorman Y. Mineta San Jose Intl Arpt2,090 reportsKOAKMetro Oakland Intl2,004 reportsKONTOntario Intl Arpt1,313 reportsKLGBLong Beach-Daugh Fld1,084 reportsKSBASanta Barbara Municipal912 reports