AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Cedar waxwing reports at KDFW
The FAA database contains 42 filed reports pairing Dallas/Fort Worth Intl Arpt (KDFW) with Cedar waxwing; damage was indicated in 4.8% and engine ingestion in 2.4%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports421990–export
Damage indicated24.8% of reports
Engine ingestion12.4% of reports
Latest report2026-02-24in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Cedar waxwing reports at KDFW: 42 paired reports in the FAA file
Cedar waxwing reports at KDFW contains 42 filed reports; 2 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Cedar waxwing parent contains 521 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.