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Airbus A320 (XA-VAI) - An Interjet flight from Guadalajara suffered a bird strike during final approach to KLAS on Tuesday!br /br /The aircraft, XA-VAI, is an Airbus A320-200!br /br /There are two key items to point out in this photo! First is the blood-smeared dent on the nose of the aircraft! Second are the dark spots behind the aircraft! br /br /The dent on the nose appears to measure at least 5-feet in diameter, maybe more! Due to its size, Im willing to wager that the unfortunate bird was a crow!br /br /As for the crow itself, most of whats left of it are those dark spots!!!br /br /This is the most unprecedented and unbelievable catch of my entire life!!!
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Airbus A320 (XA-VAI)

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An Interjet flight from Guadalajara suffered a bird strike during final approach to KLAS on Tuesday!

The aircraft, XA-VAI, is an Airbus A320-200!

There are two key items to point out in this photo! First is the blood-smeared dent on the nose of the aircraft! Second are the dark spots behind the aircraft!

The dent on the nose appears to measure at least 5-feet in diameter, maybe more! Due to its size, I'm willing to wager that the unfortunate bird was a crow!

As for the crow itself, most of what's left of it are those dark spots!!!

This is the most unprecedented and unbelievable catch of my entire life!!!

15 of XA-VAI 63434 of A320 6108 at KLAS
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Date Aircraft Origin Destination Departure Arrival Duration
05-May-2025 A320Mexico City Santa Lucía Airport ()General Mariano Escobedo Int'l () 07:14PM CST 08:19PM CST En Route
05-May-2025 A320General Abelardo L. Rodriguez Int'l ()Mexico City Santa Lucía Airport () 01:56PM PDT 05:38PM CST 2:42
05-May-2025 A320Mexico City Santa Lucía Airport ()General Abelardo L. Rodriguez Int'l () 10:30AM CST 12:44PM PDT 3:13
05-May-2025 A320Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l ()Mexico City Santa Lucía Airport () 08:19AM CST 09:05AM CST 0:45
04-May-2025 A320Cancun Int'l ()Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l () 10:08PM EST 11:46PM CST 2:37
04-May-2025 A320Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l ()Cancun Int'l () 05:51PM CST 09:01PM EST 2:09
04-May-2025 A320Lic. Gustavo Diaz Ordaz Int'l ()Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l () 04:00PM CST 04:37PM CST 0:37
04-May-2025 A320Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l ()Lic. Gustavo Diaz Ordaz Int'l () 02:18PM CST 02:45PM CST 0:27
04-May-2025 A320Cancun Int'l ()Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l () 11:39AM EST 01:09PM CST 2:29
04-May-2025 A320Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l ()Cancun Int'l () 06:35AM CST 09:46AM EST 2:10
04-May-2025 A320General Abelardo L. Rodriguez Int'l ()Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l () 01:17AM PDT 04:38AM CST 2:20
03-May-2025 A320Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l ()General Abelardo L. Rodriguez Int'l () 10:10PM CST 11:54PM PDT 2:44
03-May-2025 A320General Mariano Escobedo Int'l ()Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l () 07:56PM CST 09:04PM CST 1:07
03-May-2025 A320Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l ()General Mariano Escobedo Int'l () 05:33PM CST 06:36PM CST 1:02
02-May-2025 A320General Ignacio Pesqueira Garcia Int'l ()Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l () 09:00PM MST 11:37PM CST 1:37
02-May-2025 A320Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l ()General Ignacio Pesqueira Garcia Int'l () 07:08PM CST 07:56PM MST 1:47
02-May-2025 A320Los Cabos Int'l ()Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l () 03:58PM MST 06:07PM CST 1:09
02-May-2025 A320Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l ()Los Cabos Int'l () 02:23PM CST 02:35PM MST 1:12
02-May-2025 A320General Abelardo L. Rodriguez Int'l ()Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l () 09:08AM PDT 12:28PM CST 2:20
02-May-2025 A320Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l ()General Abelardo L. Rodriguez Int'l () 06:25AM CST 08:06AM PDT 2:40
01-May-2025 A320General Rodolfo Sanchez Taboada Int'l ()Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l () 07:25PM PDT 10:35PM CST 2:09
01-May-2025 A320Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l ()General Rodolfo Sanchez Taboada Int'l () 05:01PM CST 06:36PM PDT 2:35
01-May-2025 A320Houston Bush Int'ctl ()Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l () 12:09PM CDT 01:04PM CST 1:54
01-May-2025 A320Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l ()Houston Bush Int'ctl () 07:21AM CST 10:10AM CDT 1:48
30-Apr-2025 A320Lic. Benito Juarez Int'l ()Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l () 11:56PM CST 12:44AM CST (+1) 0:48
30-Apr-2025 A320Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l ()Lic. Benito Juarez Int'l () 09:56PM CST 10:47PM CST 0:51
30-Apr-2025 A320Lic. Benito Juarez Int'l ()Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l () 07:57PM CST 08:47PM CST 0:50
30-Apr-2025 A320Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l ()Lic. Benito Juarez Int'l () 05:14PM CST 06:28PM CST 1:14
30-Apr-2025 A320General Mariano Escobedo Int'l ()Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l () 01:33PM CST 02:41PM CST 1:07
30-Apr-2025 A320Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l ()General Mariano Escobedo Int'l () 11:18AM CST 12:18PM CST 0:59
30-Apr-2025 A320Chicago O'Hare Intl ()Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l () 06:50AM CDT 09:51AM CST 4:01
30-Apr-2025 A320General Francisco J. Mujica Int'l ()Chicago O'Hare Intl () 12:21AM CST 04:45AM CDT 3:23
29-Apr-2025 A320Chicago O'Hare Intl ()General Francisco J. Mujica Int'l () 08:04PM CDT 10:52PM CST 3:48
29-Apr-2025 A320Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l ()Chicago O'Hare Intl () 01:35PM CST 06:00PM CDT 3:24
29-Apr-2025 A320Torreon Int'l ()Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l () 10:47AM CST 11:58AM CST 1:10
29-Apr-2025 A320Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l ()Torreon Int'l () 08:49AM CST 09:44AM CST 0:54
28-Apr-2025 A320General Ignacio Pesqueira Garcia Int'l ()Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l () 09:17PM MST 11:57PM CST 1:39
28-Apr-2025 A320Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l ()General Ignacio Pesqueira Garcia Int'l () 07:36PM CST 08:19PM MST 1:43
28-Apr-2025 A320Cancun Int'l ()Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l () 04:23PM EST 05:54PM CST 2:30
28-Apr-2025 A320Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l ()Cancun Int'l () 11:42AM CST 02:53PM EST 2:10
28-Apr-2025 A320General Lucio Blanco Int'l ()Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l () 09:59AM CDT 10:19AM CST 1:19
28-Apr-2025 A320Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l ()General Lucio Blanco Int'l () 06:49AM CST 09:09AM CDT 1:19
27-Apr-2025 A320General Rodolfo Sanchez Taboada Int'l ()Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l () 07:47PM PDT 11:04PM CST 2:16
27-Apr-2025 A320Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l ()General Rodolfo Sanchez Taboada Int'l () 05:33PM CST 06:55PM PDT 2:21
27-Apr-2025 A320General Abelardo L. Rodriguez Int'l ()Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l () 11:57AM PDT 03:19PM CST 2:22
27-Apr-2025 A320Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l ()General Abelardo L. Rodriguez Int'l () 09:02AM CST 10:36AM PDT 2:34
27-Apr-2025 A320Chicago O'Hare Intl ()Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l () 03:37AM CDT 06:20AM CST 3:42
26-Apr-2025 A320Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l ()Chicago O'Hare Intl () 08:54PM CST 01:22AM CDT (+1) 3:27
26-Apr-2025 A320Dallas-Fort Worth Intl ()Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l () 06:02PM CDT 07:11PM CST 2:09
26-Apr-2025 A320Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l ()Dallas-Fort Worth Intl () 12:56PM CST 04:02PM CDT 2:06
26-Apr-2025 A320General Heriberto Jara Int'l ()Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l () 08:53AM CST 10:03AM CST 1:10
26-Apr-2025 A320Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l ()General Heriberto Jara Int'l () 06:58AM CST 08:03AM CST 1:05
25-Apr-2025 A320General Ignacio Pesqueira Garcia Int'l ()Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l () 08:53PM MST 11:35PM CST 1:42
25-Apr-2025 A320Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l ()General Ignacio Pesqueira Garcia Int'l () 07:08PM CST 07:51PM MST 1:43
25-Apr-2025 A320Carlos Rovirosa Perez Int'l ()Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l () 03:25PM CST 05:10PM CST 1:44
25-Apr-2025 A320Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l ()Carlos Rovirosa Perez Int'l () 12:52PM CST 02:24PM CST 1:31
25-Apr-2025 A320San Antonio Intl ()Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l () 10:20AM CDT 10:57AM CST 1:37
25-Apr-2025 A320Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l ()San Antonio Intl () 06:20AM CST 08:51AM CDT 1:30
25-Apr-2025 A320General Abelardo L. Rodriguez Int'l ()Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l () 01:10AM PDT 04:39AM CST 2:28
24-Apr-2025 A320Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l ()General Abelardo L. Rodriguez Int'l () 10:19PM CST 11:55PM PDT 2:36
24-Apr-2025 A320General Mariano Escobedo Int'l ()Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l () 07:55PM CST 08:59PM CST 1:03
24-Apr-2025 A320Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l ()General Mariano Escobedo Int'l () 05:37PM CST 06:41PM CST 1:03
24-Apr-2025 A320Manuel Marquez de Leon Int'l ()Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l () 01:36PM MST 03:51PM CST 1:15
24-Apr-2025 A320Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l ()Manuel Marquez de Leon Int'l () 12:27PM CST 12:46PM MST 1:18
24-Apr-2025 A320Abraham Gonzalez Int'l ()Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l () 09:24AM CST 11:17AM CST 1:52
24-Apr-2025 A320Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l ()Abraham Gonzalez Int'l () 06:41AM CST 08:30AM CST 1:48
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