AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Horned lark reports at KDEN
The FAA database contains 3,619 filed reports pairing Denver Intl Airport (KDEN) with Horned lark; damage was indicated in 0.2% and engine ingestion in 1.5%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports3,6191990–export
Damage indicated60.2% of reports
Engine ingestion561.5% of reports
Latest report2026-07-20in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Horned lark reports at KDEN: 3,619 paired reports in the FAA file
Horned lark reports at KDEN contains 3,619 filed reports; 6 indicate damage and 56 record engine ingestion, while the national Horned lark parent contains 9,383 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.