AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Killdeer reports at KEWR
The FAA database contains 30 filed reports pairing Newark Liberty Intl Arpt (KEWR) with Killdeer; damage was indicated in 3.3% and engine ingestion in 6.7%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports301990–export
Damage indicated13.3% of reports
Engine ingestion26.7% of reports
Latest report2024-09-29in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Killdeer reports at KEWR: 30 paired reports in the FAA file
Killdeer reports at KEWR contains 30 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.