AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
European starling reports at KDTW
The FAA database contains 242 filed reports pairing Detroit Metro Wayne County Arpt (KDTW) with European starling; damage was indicated in 1.2% and engine ingestion in 2.9%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports2421990–export
Damage indicated31.2% of reports
Engine ingestion72.9% of reports
Latest report2026-07-15in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
European starling reports at KDTW: 242 paired reports in the FAA file
European starling reports at KDTW contains 242 filed reports; 3 indicate damage and 7 record engine ingestion, while the national European starling parent contains 7,008 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.