AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Red-tailed hawk reports at KDEN
The FAA database contains 162 filed reports pairing Denver Intl Airport (KDEN) with Red-tailed hawk; damage was indicated in 14.2% and engine ingestion in 11.1%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports1621990–export
Damage indicated2314.2% of reports
Engine ingestion1811.1% of reports
Latest report2026-08-08in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Red-tailed hawk reports at KDEN: 162 paired reports in the FAA file
Red-tailed hawk reports at KDEN contains 162 filed reports; 23 indicate damage and 18 record engine ingestion, while the national Red-tailed hawk parent contains 4,484 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.