AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Killdeer reports at KGRR
The FAA database contains 177 filed reports pairing Gerald R. Ford Intl Arpt (KGRR) with Killdeer; damage was indicated in 1.1% and engine ingestion in 1.7%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports1771990–export
Damage indicated21.1% of reports
Engine ingestion31.7% of reports
Latest report2026-07-12in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Killdeer reports at KGRR: 177 paired reports in the FAA file
Killdeer reports at KGRR contains 177 filed reports; 2 indicate damage and 3 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.