AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Upland sandpiper reports at KDFW
The FAA database contains 190 filed reports pairing Dallas/Fort Worth Intl Arpt (KDFW) with Upland sandpiper; damage was indicated in 0.0% and engine ingestion in 1.1%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports1901990–export
Damage indicated00.0% of reports
Engine ingestion21.1% of reports
Latest report2026-04-26in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Upland sandpiper reports at KDFW: 190 paired reports in the FAA file
Upland sandpiper reports at KDFW contains 190 filed reports; 0 indicate damage and 2 record engine ingestion, while the national Upland sandpiper parent contains 436 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.