KTPA / TPAFLORIDA

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Tampa Intl

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KTPA, from 1990-05-13 through 2026-07-22. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports2,1211990–export

2021–2025 reports767five complete years

Reported damage5.3%conditional on reports

Covered traffic rate205.3reports / 100k covered departures

01 / READ THE RECORD

767 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 150 more reports than 2016–2020 (617). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports1135.3% of reports

Engine-ingestion reports1165.5% of reports

Serious / destroyed17FAA S or D level

Reported inflation-adjusted cost$3.4Monly when cost was supplied

02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

2016115 reports · 0.9% damage

2017119 reports · 1.7% damage

2018157 reports · 1.3% damage

2019149 reports · 4.0% damage

202077 reports · 3.9% damage

2021152 reports · 3.3% damage

2022131 reports · 1.5% damage

2023166 reports · 1.8% damage

2024164 reports · 1.8% damage

2025154 reports · 4.5% damage

03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan50

Feb35

Mar43

Apr48

May81

Jun74

Jul71

Aug82

Sep75

Oct112

Nov60

Dec36

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach193 · 6.2% damage

Landing Roll93 · 0.0% damage

Take-off Run84 · 6.0% damage

Climb34 · 5.9% damage

Departure7 · 0.0% damage

Local4 · 0.0% damage

Arrival3 · 0.0% damage

Descent3 · 33.3% 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 O2205208 reports · 0.5% damage Laughing gullFAA species ID NE114129 reports · 0.8% damage American kestrelFAA species ID K5114106 reports · 0.0% damage Western cattle egretFAA species ID I1301104 reports · 3.8% damage GullsFAA species ID NE1101 reports · 5.9% damage KilldeerFAA species ID N511158 reports · 0.0% damage MicrobatsFAA species ID 1C247 reports · 0.0% damage Rock pigeonFAA species ID O211144 reports · 4.5% damage Virginia opossumFAA species ID 1A143 reports · 0.0% damage Barn swallowFAA species ID YI00525 reports · 4.0% damage Turkey vultureFAA species ID K100220 reports · 50.0% damage OspreyFAA species ID K200117 reports · 47.1% damage

06 / AIRCRAFT

Aircraft types in filed reports

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

A-320Aircraft type199 reports · 6.0% damage B-737-700Aircraft type147 reports · 4.8% damage B-737-800Aircraft type137 reports · 4.4% damage A-321Aircraft type122 reports · 5.7% damage B-737-300Aircraft type78 reports · 15.4% damage A-319Aircraft type68 reports · 8.8% damage B-737-8Aircraft type60 reports · 5.0% damage B-737-7Aircraft type54 reports · 3.7% damage B-757-200Aircraft type52 reports · 17.3% damage B-737-900Aircraft type24 reports · 4.2% damage

07 / FL

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