AIRPORT × WILDLIFE

Burrowing owl reports at KABQ

The FAA database contains 41 filed reports pairing Albuquerque Intl Sunport (KABQ) with Burrowing owl; damage was indicated in 2.4% and engine ingestion in 2.4%. This count is not a future-event probability.

Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026

Filed reports411990–export

Damage indicated12.4% of reports

Engine ingestion12.4% of reports

Latest report2026-07-04in this aggregate

01 / CONTEXT

Burrowing owl reports at KABQ: 41 paired reports in the FAA file

Burrowing owl reports at KABQ contains 41 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Burrowing owl parent contains 533 reports.

AIRPORTKABQAlbuquerque Intl Sunport WILDLIFEBurrowing owl533 reports nationally

WHY THERE IS NO RISK GRADE

FAA reporting is voluntary, reporting intensity varies, and this pairing has no flight-exposure denominator. Runway Wildlife keeps counts and conditional damage shares separate.