KSAV / SAVGEORGIA

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Savannah/Hilton Head Intl Arpt

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KSAV, from 1990-08-11 through 2026-07-04. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports7971990–export

2021–2025 reports257five complete years

Reported damage3.8%conditional on reports

Covered traffic rate229.3reports / 100k covered departures

01 / READ THE RECORD

257 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 122 more reports than 2016–2020 (135). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports303.8% of reports

Engine-ingestion reports141.8% of reports

Serious / destroyed5FAA S or D level

Reported inflation-adjusted cost$206Konly when cost was supplied

02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

201620 reports · 5.0% damage

201717 reports · 0.0% damage

201837 reports · 0.0% damage

201927 reports · 3.7% damage

202034 reports · 5.9% damage

202153 reports · 0.0% damage

202244 reports · 11.4% damage

202350 reports · 0.0% damage

202460 reports · 1.7% damage

202550 reports · 0.0% damage

03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan2

Feb6

Mar9

Apr24

May13

Jun30

Jul22

Aug67

Sep21

Oct35

Nov18

Dec10

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach87 · 5.7% damage

Take-off Run36 · 0.0% damage

Climb33 · 0.0% damage

Landing Roll29 · 3.4% damage

Departure17 · 0.0% damage

Descent6 · 0.0% damage

Arrival2 · 0.0% damage

Local1 · 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.

Tree swallowFAA species ID YI01066 reports · 0.0% damage Barn swallowFAA species ID YI00527 reports · 3.7% damage Rock pigeonFAA species ID O211124 reports · 12.5% damage Mourning doveFAA species ID O220522 reports · 0.0% damage Eastern meadowlarkFAA species ID ZT00119 reports · 0.0% damage SparrowsFAA species ID ZX317 reports · 5.9% damage KilldeerFAA species ID N511116 reports · 0.0% damage SwallowsFAA species ID YI16 reports · 0.0% damage DovesFAA species ID O2214 reports · 7.1% damage GullsFAA species ID NE113 reports · 38.5% damage Common nighthawkFAA species ID S521311 reports · 0.0% damage American kestrelFAA species ID K51149 reports · 0.0% damage

06 / AIRCRAFT

Aircraft types in filed reports

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

CRJ900Aircraft type79 reports · 2.5% damage EMB-170Aircraft type62 reports · 1.6% damage MD-88Aircraft type53 reports · 0.0% damage EMB-145Aircraft type52 reports · 3.8% damage CRJ700Aircraft type48 reports · 2.1% damage CRJ100/200Aircraft type43 reports · 2.3% damage A-319Aircraft type39 reports · 0.0% damage B-757-200Aircraft type31 reports · 3.2% damage A-320Aircraft type30 reports · 0.0% damage B-737-800Aircraft type24 reports · 4.2% damage

07 / GA

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