Cleveland-hopkins Intl Airport: Wildlife Strikes

2,652 reported strikes · 77 damaging · 1990–2026

📍 Cleveland, US · 41.412, -81.850

Species struck most often

  • Killdeer238
  • American kestrel206
  • Mourning dove196
  • Barn swallow192
  • European starling147
  • Red-tailed hawk129
  • Ring-billed gull123
  • 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.