AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Swainson's hawk reports at KDFW
The FAA database contains 12 filed reports pairing Dallas/Fort Worth Intl Arpt (KDFW) with Swainson's hawk; damage was indicated in 16.7% and engine ingestion in 16.7%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports121990–export
Damage indicated216.7% of reports
Engine ingestion216.7% of reports
Latest report2026-04-29in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Swainson's hawk reports at KDFW: 12 paired reports in the FAA file
Swainson's hawk reports at KDFW contains 12 filed reports; 2 indicate damage and 2 record engine ingestion, while the national Swainson's hawk parent contains 273 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.