AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Rock pigeon reports at KDCA
The FAA database contains 19 filed reports pairing Ronald Reagan Washington National Arpt (KDCA) with Rock pigeon; damage was indicated in 15.8% and engine ingestion in 5.3%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports191990–export
Damage indicated315.8% of reports
Engine ingestion15.3% of reports
Latest report2024-07-05in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Rock pigeon reports at KDCA: 19 paired reports in the FAA file
Rock pigeon reports at KDCA contains 19 filed reports; 3 indicate damage and 1 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.