AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Red-tailed hawk reports at KCLT
The FAA database contains 37 filed reports pairing Charlotte/Douglas Intl Arpt (KCLT) with Red-tailed hawk; damage was indicated in 10.8% and engine ingestion in 8.1%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports371990–export
Damage indicated410.8% of reports
Engine ingestion38.1% of reports
Latest report2025-02-24in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Red-tailed hawk reports at KCLT: 37 paired reports in the FAA file
Red-tailed hawk reports at KCLT contains 37 filed reports; 4 indicate damage and 3 record engine ingestion, while the national Red-tailed hawk parent contains 4,484 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.