AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Red-tailed hawk reports at KDFW
The FAA database contains 79 filed reports pairing Dallas/Fort Worth Intl Arpt (KDFW) with Red-tailed hawk; damage was indicated in 17.7% and engine ingestion in 7.6%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports791990–export
Damage indicated1417.7% of reports
Engine ingestion67.6% of reports
Latest report2026-04-26in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Red-tailed hawk reports at KDFW: 79 paired reports in the FAA file
Red-tailed hawk reports at KDFW contains 79 filed reports; 14 indicate damage and 6 record engine ingestion, while the national Red-tailed hawk parent contains 4,484 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.