AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Barn swallow reports at KEWR
The FAA database contains 62 filed reports pairing Newark Liberty Intl Arpt (KEWR) with Barn swallow; damage was indicated in 0.0% and engine ingestion in 4.8%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports621990–export
Damage indicated00.0% of reports
Engine ingestion34.8% of reports
Latest report2026-07-19in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Barn swallow reports at KEWR: 62 paired reports in the FAA file
Barn swallow reports at KEWR contains 62 filed reports; 0 indicate damage and 3 record engine ingestion, while the national Barn swallow parent contains 11,231 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.