AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Sparrows reports at KBWI
The FAA database contains 32 filed reports pairing Baltimore/Wash Intl Thurgood Marshal Arpt (KBWI) with Sparrows; damage was indicated in 3.1% and engine ingestion in 3.1%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports321990–export
Damage indicated13.1% of reports
Engine ingestion13.1% of reports
Latest report2024-05-25in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Sparrows reports at KBWI: 32 paired reports in the FAA file
Sparrows reports at KBWI contains 32 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Sparrows parent contains 4,306 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.