AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Great blue heron reports at KFLL
The FAA database contains 26 filed reports pairing Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood Intl (KFLL) with Great blue heron; damage was indicated in 7.7% and engine ingestion in 11.5%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports261990–export
Damage indicated27.7% of reports
Engine ingestion311.5% of reports
Latest report2025-10-27in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Great blue heron reports at KFLL: 26 paired reports in the FAA file
Great blue heron reports at KFLL contains 26 filed reports; 2 indicate damage and 3 record engine ingestion, while the national Great blue heron parent contains 667 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.