Fairbanks Intl Airport: Wildlife Strikes
240 reported strikes · 8 damaging · 1990–2026
📍 Fairbanks, US · 64.815, -147.856
Species struck most often
- American kestrel23
- American golden-plover14
- Gulls12
- Ducks11
- Common raven10
- Semipalmated plover10
- Herring gull9
- Mallard8
Notable strikes
- 2018-06-06 · BELLANCA CITABRIA · Ducks · Substantial
Southeast practice area, approx 10 miles on a 150 heading from PAFA Bird warning is by a long-standing NOTAM. Bird apparently hit the windscreen causing it to break, and then all but one of the rest of the windows either broke out or blew out from the force…
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · United States Government public domain.