AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Chimney swift reports at KCLT
The FAA database contains 195 filed reports pairing Charlotte/Douglas Intl Arpt (KCLT) with Chimney swift; damage was indicated in 0.5% and engine ingestion in 0.5%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports1951990–export
Damage indicated10.5% of reports
Engine ingestion10.5% of reports
Latest report2026-07-15in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Chimney swift reports at KCLT: 195 paired reports in the FAA file
Chimney swift reports at KCLT contains 195 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Chimney swift parent contains 1,698 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.