AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
White-tailed jackrabbit reports at KDEN
The FAA database contains 246 filed reports pairing Denver Intl Airport (KDEN) with White-tailed jackrabbit; damage was indicated in 0.4% and engine ingestion in 0.4%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports2461990–export
Damage indicated10.4% of reports
Engine ingestion10.4% of reports
Latest report2026-07-15in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
White-tailed jackrabbit reports at KDEN: 246 paired reports in the FAA file
White-tailed jackrabbit reports at KDEN contains 246 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national White-tailed jackrabbit parent contains 297 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.