KPWK / PWKILLINOIS

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Chicago Executive Arpt

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KPWK, from 1990-07-24 through 2026-07-14. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports3741990–export

2021–2025 reports81five complete years

Reported damage12.0%conditional on reports

Covered traffic rateNot availableno matching BTS denominator

01 / READ THE RECORD

81 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 58 fewer reports than 2016–2020 (139). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports4512.0% of reports

Engine-ingestion reports133.5% of reports

Serious / destroyed7FAA S or D level

Reported inflation-adjusted cost$5.3Monly when cost was supplied

02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

201628 reports · 3.6% damage

201731 reports · 9.7% damage

201827 reports · 3.7% damage

201926 reports · 7.7% damage

202027 reports · 3.7% damage

202119 reports · 10.5% damage

202218 reports · 5.6% damage

202321 reports · 9.5% damage

202411 reports · 0.0% damage

202512 reports · 25.0% damage

03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan1

Feb0

Mar2

Apr10

May5

Jun8

Jul14

Aug9

Sep15

Oct10

Nov4

Dec3

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach21 · 14.3% damage

Landing Roll14 · 7.1% damage

Take-off Run7 · 28.6% damage

Climb5 · 40.0% 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.

Canada gooseFAA species ID J220442 reports · 45.2% damage GullsFAA species ID NE138 reports · 5.3% damage SparrowsFAA species ID ZX326 reports · 0.0% damage Mourning doveFAA species ID O220519 reports · 5.3% damage European starlingFAA species ID YL00115 reports · 6.7% damage American kestrelFAA species ID K511413 reports · 0.0% damage KilldeerFAA species ID N511113 reports · 0.0% damage Sandpipers, curlews, phalaropes, alliesFAA species ID N611 reports · 9.1% damage Barn swallowFAA species ID YI00511 reports · 0.0% damage HawksFAA species ID K3310 reports · 20.0% damage

06 / AIRCRAFT

Aircraft types in filed reports

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

C-172Aircraft type14 reports · 7.1% damage C-560Aircraft type14 reports · 28.6% damage C-680 SOVEREIGNAircraft type14 reports · 28.6% damage

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