AIRPORT × WILDLIFE

Blackbirds reports at KBUF

The FAA database contains 16 filed reports pairing Buffalo-Niagara Intl (KBUF) with Blackbirds; damage was indicated in 0.0% and engine ingestion in 12.5%. This count is not a future-event probability.

Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026

Filed reports161990–export

Damage indicated00.0% of reports

Engine ingestion212.5% of reports

Latest report2018-08-09in this aggregate

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Blackbirds reports at KBUF: 16 paired reports in the FAA file

Blackbirds reports at KBUF contains 16 filed reports; 0 indicate damage and 2 record engine ingestion, while the national Blackbirds parent contains 1,321 reports.

AIRPORTKBUFBuffalo-Niagara Intl WILDLIFEBlackbirds1,321 reports nationally

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.