AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Sparrows reports at KDEN
The FAA database contains 83 filed reports pairing Denver Intl Airport (KDEN) with Sparrows; damage was indicated in 1.2% and engine ingestion in 6.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports831990–export
Damage indicated11.2% of reports
Engine ingestion56.0% of reports
Latest report2025-07-03in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Sparrows reports at KDEN: 83 paired reports in the FAA file
Sparrows reports at KDEN contains 83 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 5 record engine ingestion, while the national Sparrows parent contains 4,306 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.