Cleveland-hopkins Intl Airport: Wildlife Strikes
2,692 reported strikes · 77 damaging · 1990–2026
📍 Cleveland, US · 41.412, -81.850
Species struck most often
- Killdeer239
- American kestrel208
- Mourning dove197
- Barn swallow194
- European starling149
- Red-tailed hawk129
- Ring-billed gull125
- Short-eared owl76
Notable strikes
- 1997-04-15 · PA-60 600 · Canada goose · Substantial
Med to lrg bird broke windshld. Blood & remains all over pilot. Pax helped taxi a/c. Pilot had minor cut. Was taken in ambulance. A/c declared mayday. Pilot was warned by atis only. Notam warnings of birds & gulls in vicinity. Pilot reptd bird as goose later…
- 2021-05-06 · A-320 · Bald eagle · Substantial
Cleveland, oh (cle): fft2435, a20n, cle-tpa, reported a bird strike a half-mile beyond the dptr end of the rwy06l. Acft continued to destination tpa. No damage reported at time of strike. Pilot called to update post flight bird strike info and stated that the…
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · United States Government public domain.