AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Red-tailed hawk reports at KEWR
The FAA database contains 33 filed reports pairing Newark Liberty Intl Arpt (KEWR) with Red-tailed hawk; damage was indicated in 6.1% and engine ingestion in 9.1%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports331990–export
Damage indicated26.1% of reports
Engine ingestion39.1% of reports
Latest report2024-08-10in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Red-tailed hawk reports at KEWR: 33 paired reports in the FAA file
Red-tailed hawk reports at KEWR contains 33 filed reports; 2 indicate damage and 3 record engine ingestion, while the national Red-tailed hawk parent contains 4,484 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.