AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Red-tailed hawk reports at KCMH
The FAA database contains 109 filed reports pairing John Glenn Columbus Intl Arpt (KCMH) with Red-tailed hawk; damage was indicated in 6.4% and engine ingestion in 5.5%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports1091990–export
Damage indicated76.4% of reports
Engine ingestion65.5% of reports
Latest report2026-03-09in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Red-tailed hawk reports at KCMH: 109 paired reports in the FAA file
Red-tailed hawk reports at KCMH contains 109 filed reports; 7 indicate damage and 6 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.