AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Baird's sandpiper reports at KDFW
The FAA database contains 33 filed reports pairing Dallas/Fort Worth Intl Arpt (KDFW) with Baird's sandpiper; damage was indicated in 3.0% and engine ingestion in 3.0%. 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 indicated13.0% of reports
Engine ingestion13.0% of reports
Latest report2024-05-14in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Baird's sandpiper reports at KDFW: 33 paired reports in the FAA file
Baird's sandpiper reports at KDFW contains 33 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Baird's sandpiper parent contains 86 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.