AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Barn swallow reports at KDSM
The FAA database contains 42 filed reports pairing Des Moines Intl (KDSM) with Barn swallow; damage was indicated in 0.0% 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 reports421990–export
Damage indicated00.0% of reports
Engine ingestion00.0% of reports
Latest report2026-07-09in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Barn swallow reports at KDSM: 42 paired reports in the FAA file
Barn swallow reports at KDSM contains 42 filed reports; 0 indicate damage and 0 record engine ingestion, while the national Barn swallow parent contains 11,231 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.