AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Grackles reports at KDFW
The FAA database contains 55 filed reports pairing Dallas/Fort Worth Intl Arpt (KDFW) with Grackles; damage was indicated in 3.6% and engine ingestion in 1.8%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports551990–export
Damage indicated23.6% of reports
Engine ingestion11.8% of reports
Latest report2025-07-07in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Grackles reports at KDFW: 55 paired reports in the FAA file
Grackles reports at KDFW contains 55 filed reports; 2 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Grackles parent contains 200 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.