AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Killdeer reports at KEFD
The FAA database contains 54 filed reports pairing Ellington Field Arpt (KEFD) with Killdeer; damage was indicated in 1.9% and engine ingestion in 3.7%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports541990–export
Damage indicated11.9% of reports
Engine ingestion23.7% of reports
Latest report2025-11-20in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Killdeer reports at KEFD: 54 paired reports in the FAA file
Killdeer reports at KEFD contains 54 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 2 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.