AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
American coot reports at KDFW
The FAA database contains 13 filed reports pairing Dallas/Fort Worth Intl Arpt (KDFW) with American coot; damage was indicated in 38.5% and engine ingestion in 15.4%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports131990–export
Damage indicated538.5% of reports
Engine ingestion215.4% of reports
Latest report2023-10-21in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
American coot reports at KDFW: 13 paired reports in the FAA file
American coot reports at KDFW contains 13 filed reports; 5 indicate damage and 2 record engine ingestion, while the national American coot parent contains 436 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.