AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Great horned owl reports at KDEN
The FAA database contains 93 filed reports pairing Denver Intl Airport (KDEN) with Great horned owl; damage was indicated in 5.4% and engine ingestion in 7.5%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports931990–export
Damage indicated55.4% of reports
Engine ingestion77.5% of reports
Latest report2025-11-15in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Great horned owl reports at KDEN: 93 paired reports in the FAA file
Great horned owl reports at KDEN contains 93 filed reports; 5 indicate damage and 7 record engine ingestion, while the national Great horned owl parent contains 456 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.