AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
American kestrel reports at KELP
The FAA database contains 14 filed reports pairing El Paso Intl Arpt (KELP) with American kestrel; damage was indicated in 0.0% and engine ingestion in 7.1%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports141990–export
Damage indicated00.0% of reports
Engine ingestion17.1% of reports
Latest report2026-07-14in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
American kestrel reports at KELP: 14 paired reports in the FAA file
American kestrel reports at KELP contains 14 filed reports; 0 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national American kestrel parent contains 10,498 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.