AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
New World vultures reports at KFLL
The FAA database contains 17 filed reports pairing Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood Intl (KFLL) with New World vultures; damage was indicated in 23.5% and engine ingestion in 11.8%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports171990–export
Damage indicated423.5% of reports
Engine ingestion211.8% of reports
Latest report2023-09-29in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
New World vultures reports at KFLL: 17 paired reports in the FAA file
New World vultures reports at KFLL contains 17 filed reports; 4 indicate damage and 2 record engine ingestion, while the national New World vultures parent contains 343 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.