AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Red-tailed hawk reports at KBOI
The FAA database contains 18 filed reports pairing Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field (KBOI) with Red-tailed hawk; damage was indicated in 11.1% and engine ingestion in 5.6%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports181990–export
Damage indicated211.1% of reports
Engine ingestion15.6% of reports
Latest report2024-08-21in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Red-tailed hawk reports at KBOI: 18 paired reports in the FAA file
Red-tailed hawk reports at KBOI contains 18 filed reports; 2 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Red-tailed hawk parent contains 4,484 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.