AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Bald eagle reports at KIAD
The FAA database contains 20 filed reports pairing Washington Dulles Intl Arpt (KIAD) with Bald eagle; damage was indicated in 25.0% and engine ingestion in 5.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports201990–export
Damage indicated525.0% of reports
Engine ingestion15.0% of reports
Latest report2025-05-06in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Bald eagle reports at KIAD: 20 paired reports in the FAA file
Bald eagle reports at KIAD contains 20 filed reports; 5 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Bald eagle parent contains 583 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.