FAA PUBLIC EXPORT · 355,556 REPORTSVOLUNTARY REPORTING · NOT A RISK SCORESNAPSHOT 16 SEP 2026
RUNWAYWILDLIFETHE REPORTED STRIKE RECORD
PHTO / HTOHAWAII

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Hilo Intl Arpt

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with PHTO, from 1990-05-06 through 2026-07-20. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports6041990–export
2021–2025 reports109five complete years
Reported damage2.0%conditional on reports
Covered traffic rateNot availableno matching BTS denominator
01 / READ THE RECORD

109 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 29 more reports than 2016–2020 (80). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports122.0% of reports
Engine-ingestion reports254.1% of reports
Serious / destroyed0FAA S or D level
Reported inflation-adjusted cost$14Konly when cost was supplied
02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

201610 reports · 0.0% damage
201716 reports · 0.0% damage
201820 reports · 10.0% damage
201921 reports · 0.0% damage
202013 reports · 0.0% damage
202112 reports · 0.0% damage
202219 reports · 0.0% damage
202333 reports · 0.0% damage
202418 reports · 5.6% damage
202527 reports · 3.7% damage
03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan5
Feb5
Mar5
Apr4
May6
Jun11
Jul11
Aug5
Sep16
Oct19
Nov9
Dec13

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Landing Roll46 · 0.0% damage
Approach26 · 3.8% damage
Take-off Run24 · 4.2% damage
Arrival5 · 0.0% damage
Climb3 · 0.0% damage
Departure2 · 0.0% damage
Local1 · 0.0% damage
Taxi1 · 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.

Pacific golden-ploverFAA species ID N5122180 reports · 1.7% damageCommon mynaFAA species ID YL10170 reports · 1.4% damageScaly-breasted muniaFAA species ID ZY10150 reports · 2.0% damageSparrowsFAA species ID ZX316 reports · 0.0% damageAmerican barn owlFAA species ID R110112 reports · 8.3% damageZebra doveFAA species ID O221211 reports · 0.0% damageSpotted doveFAA species ID O221110 reports · 0.0% damageHouse finchFAA species ID ZX0188 reports · 0.0% damage
06 / AIRCRAFT

Aircraft types in filed reports

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

B-717-200Aircraft type236 reports · 2.5% damageB-737-200Aircraft type80 reports · 1.2% damageB-737Aircraft type41 reports · 2.4% damageB-737-8Aircraft type33 reports · 0.0% damageDC-9-50Aircraft type29 reports · 0.0% damageCRJ100/200Aircraft type18 reports · 0.0% damage
07 / HI

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