| Title: |
Investigating the relationship between population density surrounding an airport and the number of wildlife strikes per operation |
| Authors: |
Rowe, Alexandra; Alves, Daniel; Park, Evan; Sharma, Vivek; Wheeler, Brooke E. |
| Publisher Information: |
Industry, Engineering & Management Systems Conference |
| Publication Year: |
2025 |
| Collection: |
Wichita State University: SOAR (Shocker Open Access Repository) |
| Subject Terms: |
Wildlife strikes; Bird strikes; Airports; Population density; Southeastern US |
| Description: |
Published in SOAR: Shocker Open Access Repository by Wichita State University Libraries Technical Services, November 2025. 2025 IEMS Officers: Gamal Weheba (Conference Chair); Hesham Mahgoub (Program Chair); Dalia Mahgoub (Technical Director); Ed Sawan (Publications Editor); Wilfredo Moscoso (Proceedings Editor); Abdulaziz G. Abdulaziz (Associate Editor) ; This study investigates the relationship between population density and wildlife strikes per operation at 78 airports in the Southeastern Region of the United States: Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. The data are derived from the year 2020. The descriptive statistics revealed consistent wildlife strike rates across varying operations and population densities. The inferential statistics revealed a very weak correlation and no statistical significance. After removing the outliers, the correlation and statistical significance remained the same. Despite expectations and support from literature findings, the data revealed no relationship between population density and wildlife strikes per operation, indicating further research is necessary to improve safety. |
| Document Type: |
conference object |
| File Description: |
10 pages; application/pdf |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
Proceedings of the 2025 IEMS Conference, v.31; https://hdl.handle.net/10057/31332 |
| DOI: |
10.62704/10057/31313 |
| Availability: |
https://hdl.handle.net/10057/31332; https://doi.org/10.62704/10057/31313 |
| Rights: |
Proceedings of the Industry, Engineering & Management Systems (IEMS) Conference © 2025 by AIEMS Inc., is licensed under CC BY 4.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.56D892C |
| Database: |
BASE |