AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Killdeer reports at KCLE
The FAA database contains 239 filed reports pairing Cleveland-Hopkins Intl Arpt (KCLE) with Killdeer; damage was indicated in 0.4% and engine ingestion in 1.3%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports2391990–export
Damage indicated10.4% of reports
Engine ingestion31.3% of reports
Latest report2026-06-16in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Killdeer reports at KCLE: 239 paired reports in the FAA file
Killdeer reports at KCLE contains 239 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 3 record engine ingestion, while the national Killdeer parent contains 11,326 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.