KPSP / PSPCALIFORNIA

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Palm Springs Intl

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KPSP, from 1991-05-15 through 2026-07-02. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports1821990–export

2021–2025 reports81five complete years

Reported damage2.7%conditional on reports

Covered traffic rate160.1reports / 100k covered departures

01 / READ THE RECORD

81 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 55 more reports than 2016–2020 (26). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports52.7% of reports

Engine-ingestion reports42.2% of reports

Serious / destroyed1FAA S or D level

Reported inflation-adjusted cost$2Konly when cost was supplied

02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

20163 reports · 0.0% damage

20177 reports · 0.0% damage

20187 reports · 0.0% damage

20195 reports · 20.0% damage

20204 reports · 0.0% damage

20218 reports · 12.5% damage

20229 reports · 0.0% damage

202317 reports · 0.0% damage

202421 reports · 0.0% damage

202526 reports · 0.0% damage

03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan6

Feb2

Mar12

Apr10

May3

Jun8

Jul11

Aug5

Sep11

Oct6

Nov4

Dec3

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach29 · 0.0% damage

Take-off Run11 · 9.1% damage

Climb5 · 0.0% damage

Landing Roll5 · 0.0% damage

Descent1 · 0.0% damage

Departure1 · 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 K511415 reports · 0.0% damage

06 / AIRCRAFT

Aircraft types in filed reports

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

B-737-800Aircraft type17 reports · 0.0% damage EMB-170Aircraft type17 reports · 5.9% damage

07 / CA

Other covered airports in California

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