AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Rock pigeon reports at KCLT
The FAA database contains 82 filed reports pairing Charlotte/Douglas Intl Arpt (KCLT) with Rock pigeon; damage was indicated in 7.3% and engine ingestion in 11.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports821990–export
Damage indicated67.3% of reports
Engine ingestion911.0% of reports
Latest report2024-07-04in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Rock pigeon reports at KCLT: 82 paired reports in the FAA file
Rock pigeon reports at KCLT contains 82 filed reports; 6 indicate damage and 9 record engine ingestion, while the national Rock pigeon parent contains 4,678 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.