Red-tailed hawk

A report-level view of Red-tailed hawk in the FAA National Wildlife Strike Database. Damage shares are conditional on a report being filed, not an unconditional flight risk.

Filed reports4,4841990–export

Airports represented421distinct airport IDs

Damage indicated11.7%of filed reports

Engine ingestion7.1%of filed reports

Damage-indicated reports523FAA report field

Serious / destroyed101FAA S or D level

Effect on flight348effect supplied

Reported cost$64.7Minflation-adjusted supplied values

02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

2016206 · 10.7% damage

2017224 · 8.9% damage

2018244 · 13.5% damage

2019196 · 5.6% damage

2020200 · 10.0% damage

2021231 · 10.0% damage

2022235 · 13.6% damage

2023193 · 7.8% damage

2024250 · 8.4% damage

2025202 · 11.4% damage

03 / SEASON

2021–2025 by month

Jan85

Feb64

Mar72

Apr75

May72

Jun72

Jul103

Aug128

Sep133

Oct114

Nov100

Dec93

04 / AIRPORT RECORDS

Where this wildlife category appears

Only airport combinations with at least the publication threshold are listed.

KSJCNorman Y. Mineta San Jose Intl Arpt318 reports · 8.5% damage KORDChicago O'Hare Intl Arpt262 reports · 9.2% damage KPDXPortland Intl (Or)162 reports · 8.6% damageKDENDenver Intl Airport162 reports · 14.2% damage KCLECleveland-Hopkins Intl Arpt129 reports · 7.0% damage KLAXLos Angeles Intl126 reports · 4.0% damage KCVGCincinnati/Northern Kentucky Intl Arpt126 reports · 6.3% damage KMCIKansas City Intl117 reports · 12.8% damage KCMHJohn Glenn Columbus Intl Arpt109 reports · 6.4% damage KSEASeattle-Tacoma Intl101 reports · 10.9% damage KDTWDetroit Metro Wayne County Arpt95 reports · 6.3% damage KSFOSan Francisco Intl Arpt91 reports · 6.6% damage KLGBLong Beach-Daugh Fld87 reports · 9.2% damage KDFWDallas/Fort Worth Intl Arpt79 reports · 17.7% damage KATLHartsfield - Jackson Atlanta Intl Arpt72 reports · 6.9% damage KSTLLambert-St Louis Intl65 reports · 18.5% damage KSDFMuhammad Ali International63 reports · 0.0% damage KMEMMemphis Intl62 reports · 14.5% damage KINDIndianapolis Intl Arpt59 reports · 5.1% damage KIADWashington Dulles Intl Arpt51 reports · 7.8% damage KMDWChicago Midway Intl Arpt47 reports · 12.8% damage KONTOntario Intl Arpt46 reports · 13.0% damage KSLCSalt Lake City Intl44 reports · 11.4% damage KPITPittsburgh Intl Arpt44 reports · 4.5% damage KOAKMetro Oakland Intl42 reports · 11.9% damage KBNANashville Intl42 reports · 9.5% damage KOMAEppley Airfield39 reports · 7.7% damage KCLTCharlotte/Douglas Intl Arpt37 reports · 10.8% damage KSMFSacramento Intl35 reports · 22.9% damage KEWRNewark Liberty Intl Arpt33 reports · 6.1% damage KMSNDane County Regional Arpt-Truax Fld32 reports · 9.4% damage KTEBTeterboro Airport31 reports · 22.6% damage KMSPMinneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain Arpt31 reports · 9.7% damage KSNAJohn Wayne-Orange County Arpt25 reports · 12.0% damage KAPACentennial Arpt24 reports · 12.5% damage KDSMDes Moines Intl24 reports · 20.8% damage KCMACamarillo23 reports · 17.4% damage KABELehigh Valley Intl23 reports · 4.3% damage KBUFBuffalo-Niagara Intl22 reports · 4.5% damage KGRRGerald R. Ford Intl Arpt22 reports · 13.6% damage KEVVEvansville Regional21 reports · 9.5% damage TJSJLuis Munoz Marin Intl20 reports · 15.0% damage KMSYLouie Armstrong New Orleans Intl Arpt19 reports · 5.3% damage KBOIBoise Air Terminal/Gowen Field18 reports · 11.1% damage KMKCCharles B Wheeler Downtown Arpt18 reports · 16.7% damage KADSAddison Airport17 reports · 11.8% damage KALBAlbany Intl17 reports · 17.6% damage KLEXBlue Grass Arpt17 reports · 5.9% damage KEUGMahlon Sweet Fld17 reports · 5.9% damage KMCOOrlando Intl16 reports · 31.2% damage