AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Cliff swallow reports at KEFD
The FAA database contains 31 filed reports pairing Ellington Field Arpt (KEFD) with Cliff swallow; damage was indicated in 0.0% and engine ingestion in 3.2%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports311990–export
Damage indicated00.0% of reports
Engine ingestion13.2% of reports
Latest report2026-06-02in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Cliff swallow reports at KEFD: 31 paired reports in the FAA file
Cliff swallow reports at KEFD contains 31 filed reports; 0 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Cliff swallow parent contains 3,607 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.