AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Great-tailed grackle reports at KDFW
The FAA database contains 24 filed reports pairing Dallas/Fort Worth Intl Arpt (KDFW) with Great-tailed grackle; damage was indicated in 4.2% and engine ingestion in 4.2%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports241990–export
Damage indicated14.2% of reports
Engine ingestion14.2% of reports
Latest report2026-06-20in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Great-tailed grackle reports at KDFW: 24 paired reports in the FAA file
Great-tailed grackle reports at KDFW contains 24 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Great-tailed grackle parent contains 120 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.