AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Rock pigeon reports at KDFW
The FAA database contains 416 filed reports pairing Dallas/Fort Worth Intl Arpt (KDFW) with Rock pigeon; damage was indicated in 8.9% and engine ingestion in 8.4%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports4161990–export
Damage indicated378.9% of reports
Engine ingestion358.4% of reports
Latest report2026-07-16in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Rock pigeon reports at KDFW: 416 paired reports in the FAA file
Rock pigeon reports at KDFW contains 416 filed reports; 37 indicate damage and 35 record engine ingestion, while the national Rock pigeon parent contains 4,678 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.