Several bolts of lightning and more than 30 birds a year are striking planes as they land and take off from the airport.

Most of the lightning strikes happened during the climb after takeoff and the approach for landings, and on one occasion the cabin crew of a passenger aircraft reported smelling plastic fumes.

Lightning rarely causes safety problems for aircraft but birds can be troublesome, particularly during takeoffs.

Magpies (8) and kestrels (2) as well as plovers, a wood duck, a swallow and even a Richard's pipit have flown in the path of aircraft since 2010.

But, living up to its reputation, the humble galah has proved to be the biggest headache for aircraft in the national capital, with more than 20 killed in the past three years. Some of the birds have forced pilots to cancel the takeoff, while other birds have been sucked into engines.

A turtle walking across the runway was responsible for holding up the takeoff of an Embraer jet.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau recorded 322 incidents over three years, including 12 airspace incursions.

One of these was when a formation of F/A-18s entered restricted air space without clearance.

There were also 10 runway incursions, when planes have landed without clearance and a couple of vehicles drove onto the runway at the wrong time.

On another occasion, an intruder was caught by military personnel after he had jumped the fence and jogged onto the runway.

The transport safety bureau also logged an incident when a hot-air balloon struck a tree before touchdown and a branch fell on a passenger's head.

The records show the flight deck door of a transport plane opened during takeoff, which meant the takeoff had to be aborted.

The takeoff of another transport plane was cancelled when the crew reported fumes from the galley because a component in the kitchen had overheated.