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

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Richmond Intl

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KRIC, from 1990-05-15 through 2026-07-19. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports1,0691990–export
2021–2025 reports317five complete years
Reported damage4.1%conditional on reports
Covered traffic rate296.3reports / 100k covered departures
01 / READ THE RECORD

317 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 35 more reports than 2016–2020 (282). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports444.1% of reports
Engine-ingestion reports262.4% of reports
Serious / destroyed8FAA S or D level
Reported inflation-adjusted cost$2.4Monly when cost was supplied
02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

201645 reports · 4.4% damage
201771 reports · 1.4% damage
201866 reports · 0.0% damage
201960 reports · 6.7% damage
202040 reports · 0.0% damage
202177 reports · 1.3% damage
202253 reports · 3.8% damage
202351 reports · 0.0% damage
202469 reports · 2.9% damage
202567 reports · 3.0% damage
03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan13
Feb11
Mar13
Apr27
May22
Jun23
Jul47
Aug50
Sep43
Oct36
Nov23
Dec9

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach102 · 2.9% damage
Take-off Run31 · 3.2% damage
Climb22 · 9.1% damage
Landing Roll18 · 5.6% damage
Departure4 · 0.0% damage
Descent4 · 0.0% damage
Taxi2 · 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 O2205142 reports · 1.4% damageEastern meadowlarkFAA species ID ZT001123 reports · 0.0% damageKilldeerFAA species ID N511168 reports · 0.0% damageAmerican robinFAA species ID Z600730 reports · 0.0% damageAmerican kestrelFAA species ID K511429 reports · 3.4% damageGullsFAA species ID NE126 reports · 19.2% damageEuropean starlingFAA species ID YL00124 reports · 0.0% damageBald eagleFAA species ID K320118 reports · 22.2% damageRing-billed gullFAA species ID NE10416 reports · 0.0% damageMicrobatsFAA species ID 1C212 reports · 0.0% damageHorned larkFAA species ID YH00411 reports · 0.0% damageStriped skunkFAA species ID 1F418 reports · 0.0% damage
06 / AIRCRAFT

Aircraft types in filed reports

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

B-757-200Aircraft type47 reports · 0.0% damageEMB-145Aircraft type40 reports · 5.0% damageA-320Aircraft type37 reports · 2.7% damageA-319Aircraft type36 reports · 11.1% damageB-737-800Aircraft type34 reports · 5.9% damageEMB-170Aircraft type26 reports · 0.0% damageCRJ100/200Aircraft type24 reports · 0.0% damageCRJ700Aircraft type20 reports · 15.0% damageMD-88Aircraft type20 reports · 10.0% damageCRJ900Aircraft type19 reports · 5.3% damage
07 / VA

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