AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Swainson's hawk reports at KDEN
The FAA database contains 33 filed reports pairing Denver Intl Airport (KDEN) with Swainson's hawk; damage was indicated in 24.2% and engine ingestion in 18.2%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports331990–export
Damage indicated824.2% of reports
Engine ingestion618.2% of reports
Latest report2026-06-13in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Swainson's hawk reports at KDEN: 33 paired reports in the FAA file
Swainson's hawk reports at KDEN contains 33 filed reports; 8 indicate damage and 6 record engine ingestion, while the national Swainson's hawk parent contains 273 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.