ICAO reports 214,734 wildlife strike notifications 2022‑2024, US sees rise in incident
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The International Civil Aviation Organization recorded 214,734 wildlife strike notifications between 2022 and 2024, averaging 71,500 per year, while the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration received about 24,500 parts reports in 2025 from 870 airports.
Wildlife strike incidents per 100,000 movements at major U.S. airports increased from 12.70 in 2000 to 41.29 in 2024, with damage incidents per 100,000 movements changing only slightly from 1.40 to 1.46. Only 3.7% of wildlife strike events recorded in 2024 caused damage, a lower share than in previous decades. Globally, 86% of wildlife strike impacts between 2022 and 2024 occurred at an airport or its immediate surroundings, with 28% happening during takeoff and 54% during approach and landing, and roughly 70% of bird strike incidents in the United States occur below 500 feet altitude.