AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Buff-breasted sandpiper reports at KDFW
The FAA database contains 22 filed reports pairing Dallas/Fort Worth Intl Arpt (KDFW) with Buff-breasted sandpiper; damage was indicated in 0.0% and engine ingestion in 0.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports221990–export
Damage indicated00.0% of reports
Engine ingestion00.0% of reports
Latest report2026-06-10in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Buff-breasted sandpiper reports at KDFW: 22 paired reports in the FAA file
Buff-breasted sandpiper reports at KDFW contains 22 filed reports; 0 indicate damage and 0 record engine ingestion, while the national Buff-breasted sandpiper parent contains 87 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.