AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Turkey vulture reports at KAUS
The FAA database contains 10 filed reports pairing Austin-Bergstrom Intl (KAUS) with Turkey vulture; damage was indicated in 50.0% and engine ingestion in 10.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports101990–export
Damage indicated550.0% of reports
Engine ingestion110.0% of reports
Latest report2023-06-13in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Turkey vulture reports at KAUS: 10 paired reports in the FAA file
Turkey vulture reports at KAUS contains 10 filed reports; 5 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Turkey vulture parent contains 1,189 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.