Kansas City Intl: Wildlife Strikes
3,443 reported strikes · 146 damaging · 1990–2026
📍 Kansas City, US · 39.302, -94.714
Species struck most often
- Horned lark304
- Barn swallow274
- Mourning dove183
- Eastern meadowlark181
- Killdeer162
- European starling129
- Red-tailed hawk117
- Cliff swallow110
Notable strikes
- 2015-11-06 · B-737-700 · Greater white-fronted goose · Substantial
Struck large flock of birds on downwind leg about to trun base leg on a night visual at kmci. Increased thrust to make sure engines spolled up as event occurred with thrust at idle. All engine indications were normal. Landed w/o incident. Notified tower…
- 2019-10-27 · A-320 · Greater white-fronted goose · Substantial
Delta flt 1377 an a320 reported striking multiple birds on approach on a 4 mile final for RWY 1l. The pilot stated they flew through a flock of canada geese and heard three distinct thuds. Pilot stated all engine indications were normal. 3 samples sent to…
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · United States Government public domain.