KSMF / SMFCALIFORNIA

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Sacramento Intl

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KSMF, from 1990-02-14 through 2026-09-14. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports4,4961990–export

2021–2025 reports995five complete years

Reported damage11.0%conditional on reports

Covered traffic rate608.2reports / 100k covered departures

01 / READ THE RECORD

995 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 348 more reports than 2016–2020 (647). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports49311.0% of reports

Engine-ingestion reports3387.5% of reports

Serious / destroyed89FAA S or D level

Reported inflation-adjusted cost$12.0Monly when cost was supplied

02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

2016122 reports · 7.4% damage

2017146 reports · 10.3% damage

2018153 reports · 7.8% damage

2019143 reports · 9.1% damage

202083 reports · 18.1% damage

2021109 reports · 8.3% damage

2022109 reports · 8.3% damage

2023208 reports · 7.7% damage

2024257 reports · 4.3% damage

2025312 reports · 7.7% damage

03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan51

Feb27

Mar26

Apr72

May88

Jun110

Jul116

Aug119

Sep62

Oct70

Nov103

Dec151

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach547 · 6.0% damage

Climb112 · 17.9% damage

Landing Roll109 · 4.6% damage

Take-off Run92 · 3.3% damage

Departure31 · 3.2% damage

Descent19 · 31.6% damage

Arrival9 · 11.1% damage

Local5 · 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.

Cliff swallowFAA species ID YI009341 reports · 0.0% damage Brazilian free-tailed batFAA species ID 1C2201163 reports · 0.6% damage Northern pintailFAA species ID J2104152 reports · 42.1% damage Western meadowlarkFAA species ID ZT002101 reports · 4.0% damage American barn owlFAA species ID R110187 reports · 2.3% damage DucksFAA species ID J2174 reports · 35.1% damage Barn swallowFAA species ID YI00567 reports · 1.5% damage Greater white-fronted gooseFAA species ID J221065 reports · 66.2% damage American pipitFAA species ID ZC20451 reports · 0.0% damage GeeseFAA species ID J2245 reports · 35.6% damage European starlingFAA species ID YL00140 reports · 2.5% damage GullsFAA species ID NE140 reports · 22.5% damage

06 / AIRCRAFT

Aircraft types in filed reports

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

B-737-700Aircraft type601 reports · 8.8% damage B-737-300Aircraft type543 reports · 15.8% damage A-320Aircraft type355 reports · 9.6% damage B-737-800Aircraft type329 reports · 5.5% damage B-737-7Aircraft type243 reports · 10.7% damage EMB-170Aircraft type206 reports · 7.3% damage B-737-8Aircraft type181 reports · 5.5% damage A-321Aircraft type171 reports · 7.0% damage A-319Aircraft type148 reports · 10.8% damage B-737-900Aircraft type139 reports · 6.5% damage

07 / CA

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