AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Black vulture reports at KATL
The FAA database contains 23 filed reports pairing Hartsfield - Jackson Atlanta Intl Arpt (KATL) with Black vulture; damage was indicated in 60.9% and engine ingestion in 21.7%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports231990–export
Damage indicated1460.9% of reports
Engine ingestion521.7% of reports
Latest report2026-04-11in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Black vulture reports at KATL: 23 paired reports in the FAA file
Black vulture reports at KATL contains 23 filed reports; 14 indicate damage and 5 record engine ingestion, while the national Black vulture parent contains 355 reports.
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.