AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Killdeer reports at KDFW
The FAA database contains 272 filed reports pairing Dallas/Fort Worth Intl Arpt (KDFW) with Killdeer; damage was indicated in 0.4% and engine ingestion in 1.1%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports2721990–export
Damage indicated10.4% of reports
Engine ingestion31.1% of reports
Latest report2026-02-19in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Killdeer reports at KDFW: 272 paired reports in the FAA file
Killdeer reports at KDFW contains 272 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 3 record engine ingestion, while the national Killdeer parent contains 11,326 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.