AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Caspian tern reports at KDCA
The FAA database contains 9 filed reports pairing Ronald Reagan Washington National Arpt (KDCA) with Caspian tern; damage was indicated in 0.0% and engine ingestion in 0.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports91990–export
Damage indicated00.0% of reports
Engine ingestion00.0% of reports
Latest report2024-08-12in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Caspian tern reports at KDCA: 9 paired reports in the FAA file
Caspian tern reports at KDCA contains 9 filed reports; 0 indicate damage and 0 record engine ingestion, while the national Caspian tern parent contains 56 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.