KSFO / SFOCALIFORNIA

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

San Francisco Intl Arpt

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KSFO, from 1990-03-09 through 2026-08-29. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports2,7381990–export

2021–2025 reports634five complete years

Reported damage6.9%conditional on reports

Covered traffic rate122.0reports / 100k covered departures

01 / READ THE RECORD

634 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 177 more reports than 2016–2020 (457). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports1886.9% of reports

Engine-ingestion reports2027.4% of reports

Serious / destroyed61FAA S or D level

Reported inflation-adjusted cost$20.1Monly when cost was supplied

02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

201665 reports · 6.2% damage

2017132 reports · 3.8% damage

2018140 reports · 0.7% damage

201972 reports · 1.4% damage

202048 reports · 10.4% damage

202185 reports · 2.4% damage

2022116 reports · 1.7% damage

2023119 reports · 1.7% damage

2024162 reports · 3.7% damage

2025152 reports · 3.9% damage

03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan19

Feb27

Mar24

Apr52

May37

Jun17

Jul59

Aug70

Sep91

Oct83

Nov91

Dec64

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach165 · 4.8% damage

Landing Roll105 · 1.9% damage

Take-off Run77 · 6.5% damage

Climb48 · 6.2% damage

Departure35 · 0.0% damage

Arrival8 · 0.0% damage

Descent4 · 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.

American barn owlFAA species ID R1101177 reports · 2.8% damage GullsFAA species ID NE1163 reports · 14.7% damage Western sandpiperFAA species ID N6016143 reports · 2.8% damage Red-tailed hawkFAA species ID K330291 reports · 6.6% damage White-tailed kiteFAA species ID K310187 reports · 2.3% damage Great blue heronFAA species ID I110256 reports · 17.9% damage DunlinFAA species ID N601341 reports · 7.3% damage American kestrelFAA species ID K511439 reports · 2.6% damage Black-bellied ploverFAA species ID N510538 reports · 2.6% damage Western meadowlarkFAA species ID ZT00236 reports · 2.8% damage American pipitFAA species ID ZC20430 reports · 0.0% damage Least sandpiperFAA species ID N602430 reports · 3.3% damage

06 / AIRCRAFT

Aircraft types in filed reports

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

A-320Aircraft type288 reports · 6.6% damage B-757-200Aircraft type218 reports · 14.7% damage B-737-300Aircraft type139 reports · 12.9% damage B-737-800Aircraft type133 reports · 1.5% damage A-321Aircraft type119 reports · 5.9% damage A-319Aircraft type117 reports · 6.8% damage B-737-900Aircraft type100 reports · 2.0% damage EMB-170Aircraft type97 reports · 8.2% damage B-777-200Aircraft type79 reports · 7.6% damage B-767-300Aircraft type76 reports · 9.2% damage

07 / CA

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