AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Purple martin reports at KDFW
The FAA database contains 14 filed reports pairing Dallas/Fort Worth Intl Arpt (KDFW) with Purple martin; damage was indicated in 7.1% and engine ingestion in 0.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports141990–export
Damage indicated17.1% of reports
Engine ingestion00.0% of reports
Latest report2024-07-03in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Purple martin reports at KDFW: 14 paired reports in the FAA file
Purple martin reports at KDFW contains 14 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 0 record engine ingestion, while the national Purple martin parent contains 408 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.