AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Red-winged blackbird reports at KCLT
The FAA database contains 25 filed reports pairing Charlotte/Douglas Intl Arpt (KCLT) with Red-winged blackbird; damage was indicated in 0.0% and engine ingestion in 8.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports251990–export
Damage indicated00.0% of reports
Engine ingestion28.0% of reports
Latest report2025-12-20in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Red-winged blackbird reports at KCLT: 25 paired reports in the FAA file
Red-winged blackbird reports at KCLT contains 25 filed reports; 0 indicate damage and 2 record engine ingestion, while the national Red-winged blackbird parent contains 885 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.