AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Horned lark reports at KCLT
The FAA database contains 22 filed reports pairing Charlotte/Douglas Intl Arpt (KCLT) with Horned lark; damage was indicated in 4.5% and engine ingestion in 9.1%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports221990–export
Damage indicated14.5% of reports
Engine ingestion29.1% of reports
Latest report2026-03-30in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Horned lark reports at KCLT: 22 paired reports in the FAA file
Horned lark reports at KCLT contains 22 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 2 record engine ingestion, while the national Horned lark parent contains 9,383 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.