Killdeer: Aircraft Strikes
11,503 reported strikes · 84 damaging · Small species
Airports where this happens most
- Detroit Metro Wayne County Airport455
- Chicago O'hare Intl Airport366
- Hartsfield - Jackson Atlanta Intl Airport281
- Dallas/Fort Worth Intl Airport272
- Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Intl Airport256
- Cleveland-hopkins Intl Airport238
- George Bush Intercontinental/ Houston Airport218
- Louie Armstrong New Orleans Intl Airport183
Notable strikes
- 2015-07-22 · EMB-145 · Killdeer · Substantial
Bird struck capt window and center window support and windshield wipers. Large diagonal crack at the bottom of the capt wndshield. A/c taxied to gate under its own power and reported the strike to tower. Ops removed bird from RWY 27 as indicated above. Strike…
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · United States Government public domain.