AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Burrowing owl reports at KELP
The FAA database contains 23 filed reports pairing El Paso Intl Arpt (KELP) with Burrowing owl; damage was indicated in 4.3% and engine ingestion in 4.3%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports231990–export
Damage indicated14.3% of reports
Engine ingestion14.3% of reports
Latest report2023-10-21in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Burrowing owl reports at KELP: 23 paired reports in the FAA file
Burrowing owl reports at KELP contains 23 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Burrowing owl parent contains 533 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.