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

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Portland Intl Jetport (Me)

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KPWM, from 1990-06-10 through 2026-07-14. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports7301990–export
2021–2025 reports268five complete years
Reported damage2.9%conditional on reports
Covered traffic rate529.7reports / 100k covered departures
01 / READ THE RECORD

268 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 133 more reports than 2016–2020 (135). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports212.9% of reports
Engine-ingestion reports283.8% of reports
Serious / destroyed1FAA S or D level
Reported inflation-adjusted cost$29Konly when cost was supplied
02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

201625 reports · 0.0% damage
201721 reports · 0.0% damage
201835 reports · 2.9% damage
201926 reports · 3.8% damage
202028 reports · 0.0% damage
202136 reports · 2.8% damage
202258 reports · 3.4% damage
202359 reports · 3.4% damage
202459 reports · 1.7% damage
202556 reports · 0.0% damage
03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan3
Feb4
Mar5
Apr18
May30
Jun29
Jul13
Aug40
Sep54
Oct48
Nov16
Dec8

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach91 · 3.3% damage
Take-off Run27 · 11.1% damage
Landing Roll20 · 0.0% damage
Climb8 · 0.0% damage
Departure4 · 0.0% damage
Arrival3 · 0.0% damage
Descent2 · 0.0% damage
Local2 · 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.

Herring gullFAA species ID NE10168 reports · 4.4% damageGullsFAA species ID NE153 reports · 3.8% damageRing-billed gullFAA species ID NE10450 reports · 0.0% damageAmerican kestrelFAA species ID K511445 reports · 0.0% damageKilldeerFAA species ID N511132 reports · 0.0% damageEuropean starlingFAA species ID YL00129 reports · 0.0% damageMourning doveFAA species ID O220521 reports · 0.0% damageHorned larkFAA species ID YH00418 reports · 0.0% damageSparrowsFAA species ID ZX313 reports · 0.0% damageWhite-throated sparrowFAA species ID ZX30511 reports · 0.0% damageSavannah sparrowFAA species ID ZX3039 reports · 0.0% damageSnow buntingFAA species ID ZX5059 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 type54 reports · 3.7% damageA-319Aircraft type34 reports · 2.9% damageCRJ900Aircraft type31 reports · 3.2% damageA-320Aircraft type25 reports · 4.0% damageEMB-190Aircraft type24 reports · 4.2% damageCRJ100/200Aircraft type22 reports · 0.0% damageCRJ700Aircraft type21 reports · 0.0% damageB-737-300Aircraft type17 reports · 23.5% damageB-737-700Aircraft type17 reports · 0.0% damageEMB-145Aircraft type17 reports · 5.9% damage
07 / ME

Other covered airports in Maine

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