AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Black vulture reports at KDFW
The FAA database contains 8 filed reports pairing Dallas/Fort Worth Intl Arpt (KDFW) with Black vulture; damage was indicated in 62.5% and engine ingestion in 12.5%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports81990–export
Damage indicated562.5% of reports
Engine ingestion112.5% of reports
Latest report2024-09-20in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Black vulture reports at KDFW: 8 paired reports in the FAA file
Black vulture reports at KDFW contains 8 filed reports; 5 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Black vulture parent contains 355 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.