AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Black vulture reports at KAUS
The FAA database contains 23 filed reports pairing Austin-Bergstrom Intl (KAUS) with Black vulture; damage was indicated in 60.9% and engine ingestion in 26.1%. 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 ingestion626.1% of reports
Latest report2026-04-07in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Black vulture reports at KAUS: 23 paired reports in the FAA file
Black vulture reports at KAUS contains 23 filed reports; 14 indicate damage and 6 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.