Philadelphia Intl: Wildlife Strikes
3,195 reported strikes · 203 damaging · 1990–2026
📍 Philadelphia, US · 39.872, -75.241
Species struck most often
- European starling228
- Gulls209
- American kestrel105
- Barn swallow104
- Tree swallow101
- Ring-billed gull66
- Canada goose64
- Mourning dove51
Notable strikes
- 2015-08-02 · EMB-170 · Gulls · Substantial
Left front side of nose cone has a dent. Aircraft had to be mx ferried to kcmh with 11 days to be repaired. Photos.
- 2019-12-03 · CL-300 · Snow goose/Ross's goose complex · Substantial
Hole in nose of aircraft that broke the skin and the bird entered the nose of the aircraft. Other bird parts were ingested into the right engine.photos. Si id Snow/Ross’s Goose complex (Anser caerulescens/rossii). At approximately 1912Z, XOJ549 reported a…
- 2016-07-11 · B-737-7 · Bald eagle · Substantial
Numerous engine blades and internal engine damage...vibration and smell MOR_remarks: SWA1217 B737 TAKING OFF RWY 27L REPORTED HITTING A bird on takeoff roll. Swa1217 returned to phl with no incident.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · United States Government public domain.