AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Rock pigeon reports at KEMT
The FAA database contains 12 filed reports pairing El Monte Arpt (KEMT) with Rock pigeon; damage was indicated in 25.0% and engine ingestion in 8.3%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports121990–export
Damage indicated325.0% of reports
Engine ingestion18.3% of reports
Latest report2014-07-15in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Rock pigeon reports at KEMT: 12 paired reports in the FAA file
Rock pigeon reports at KEMT contains 12 filed reports; 3 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Rock pigeon parent contains 4,678 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.