Lihue Airport: Wildlife Strikes
1,538 reported strikes · 21 damaging · 1990–2026
📍 Lihue, Kauai, US · 21.974, -159.337
Species struck most often
- Pacific golden-plover337
- Zebra dove155
- Munias119
- American barn owl109
- Spotted dove103
- Short-eared owl99
- Chestnut munia50
- Scaly-breasted munia48
Notable strikes
- 1990-09-23 · BELL-206 · Unknown bird - medium · Substantial
Bird penetrated co/p s windshld & landed in pax lap. Minor scratches on 2 passengers
- 2001-06-23 · AEROS 350 · Red-tailed tropicbird · Substantial
1 mi s of arpt. Vicinity of nawiliwili harbor. Sml scratch on rt forearm of p/c. 4-5 in hole in windshld. Bird reptd as white-tailed tropic hawk.ws biol reports it as red-tailed tropic bird. Rt windshdl was fragmented. P/c gordon cox (island 3) birdstrike…
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · United States Government public domain.