AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Killdeer reports at KATL
The FAA database contains 284 filed reports pairing Hartsfield - Jackson Atlanta Intl Arpt (KATL) with Killdeer; damage was indicated in 1.1% and engine ingestion in 0.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports2841990–export
Damage indicated31.1% of reports
Engine ingestion00.0% of reports
Latest report2026-07-16in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Killdeer reports at KATL: 284 paired reports in the FAA file
Killdeer reports at KATL contains 284 filed reports; 3 indicate damage and 0 record engine ingestion, while the national Killdeer parent contains 11,326 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.