AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Killdeer reports at KDTW
The FAA database contains 475 filed reports pairing Detroit Metro Wayne County Arpt (KDTW) with Killdeer; damage was indicated in 0.2% and engine ingestion in 1.3%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports4751990–export
Damage indicated10.2% of reports
Engine ingestion61.3% of reports
Latest report2026-07-21in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Killdeer reports at KDTW: 475 paired reports in the FAA file
Killdeer reports at KDTW contains 475 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 6 record engine ingestion, while the national Killdeer parent contains 11,326 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.