AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Meadowlarks reports at KDFW
The FAA database contains 432 filed reports pairing Dallas/Fort Worth Intl Arpt (KDFW) with Meadowlarks; damage was indicated in 0.2% and engine ingestion in 0.2%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports4321990–export
Damage indicated10.2% of reports
Engine ingestion10.2% of reports
Latest report2026-06-04in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Meadowlarks reports at KDFW: 432 paired reports in the FAA file
Meadowlarks reports at KDFW contains 432 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Meadowlarks parent contains 946 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.