AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Grackles reports at KDAL
The FAA database contains 21 filed reports pairing Dallas Love Field Arpt (KDAL) with Grackles; damage was indicated in 9.5% and engine ingestion in 9.5%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports211990–export
Damage indicated29.5% of reports
Engine ingestion29.5% of reports
Latest report2026-04-21in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Grackles reports at KDAL: 21 paired reports in the FAA file
Grackles reports at KDAL contains 21 filed reports; 2 indicate damage and 2 record engine ingestion, while the national Grackles parent contains 200 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.