AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Eastern red bat reports at KATL
The FAA database contains 152 filed reports pairing Hartsfield - Jackson Atlanta Intl Arpt (KATL) with Eastern red bat; damage was indicated in 0.0% and engine ingestion in 0.7%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports1521990–export
Damage indicated00.0% of reports
Engine ingestion10.7% of reports
Latest report2026-03-11in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Eastern red bat reports at KATL: 152 paired reports in the FAA file
Eastern red bat reports at KATL contains 152 filed reports; 0 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Eastern red bat parent contains 556 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.