KSJC / SJCCALIFORNIA

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Norman Y. Mineta San Jose Intl Arpt

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KSJC, from 1990-05-08 through 2026-07-15. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports2,0901990–export

2021–2025 reports471five complete years

Reported damage5.6%conditional on reports

Covered traffic rate262.2reports / 100k covered departures

01 / READ THE RECORD

471 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 29 more reports than 2016–2020 (442). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports1175.6% of reports

Engine-ingestion reports1356.5% of reports

Serious / destroyed23FAA S or D level

Reported inflation-adjusted cost$2.3Monly when cost was supplied

02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

201683 reports · 6.0% damage

201778 reports · 5.1% damage

2018144 reports · 4.2% damage

201973 reports · 1.4% damage

202064 reports · 4.7% damage

202154 reports · 0.0% damage

202298 reports · 6.1% damage

202361 reports · 0.0% damage

2024137 reports · 6.6% damage

2025121 reports · 4.1% damage

03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan22

Feb21

Mar25

Apr41

May62

Jun49

Jul49

Aug34

Sep46

Oct49

Nov53

Dec20

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach145 · 4.8% damage

Landing Roll86 · 2.3% damage

Take-off Run51 · 9.8% damage

Climb31 · 12.9% damage

Departure8 · 12.5% damage

Descent4 · 25.0% damage

Arrival2 · 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.

Red-tailed hawkFAA species ID K3302318 reports · 8.5% damage American barn owlFAA species ID R1101128 reports · 0.8% damage GullsFAA species ID NE1110 reports · 10.9% damage American kestrelFAA species ID K5114104 reports · 0.0% damage California gullFAA species ID NE12162 reports · 6.5% damage Burrowing owlFAA species ID R200860 reports · 0.0% damage Cliff swallowFAA species ID YI00953 reports · 0.0% damage HawksFAA species ID K3347 reports · 12.8% damage Western meadowlarkFAA species ID ZT00239 reports · 2.6% damage Striped skunkFAA species ID 1F4134 reports · 0.0% damage Rock pigeonFAA species ID O211132 reports · 6.2% damage SparrowsFAA species ID ZX325 reports · 4.0% damage

06 / AIRCRAFT

Aircraft types in filed reports

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

B-737-700Aircraft type235 reports · 3.0% damage B-737-300Aircraft type128 reports · 11.7% damage B-737-800Aircraft type127 reports · 9.4% damage B-737-7Aircraft type119 reports · 6.7% damage EMB-170Aircraft type89 reports · 3.4% damage A-320Aircraft type84 reports · 9.5% damage B-737-8Aircraft type78 reports · 1.3% damage A-319Aircraft type53 reports · 9.4% damage MD-82Aircraft type46 reports · 13.0% damage B-737-900Aircraft type39 reports · 7.7% damage

07 / CA

Other covered airports in California

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