AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
American kestrel reports at KFLL
The FAA database contains 281 filed reports pairing Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood Intl (KFLL) with American kestrel; damage was indicated in 0.7% 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 reports2811990–export
Damage indicated20.7% of reports
Engine ingestion124.3% of reports
Latest report2026-02-27in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
American kestrel reports at KFLL: 281 paired reports in the FAA file
American kestrel reports at KFLL contains 281 filed reports; 2 indicate damage and 12 record engine ingestion, while the national American kestrel parent contains 10,498 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.