AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Great blue heron reports at KIAD
The FAA database contains 10 filed reports pairing Washington Dulles Intl Arpt (KIAD) with Great blue heron; damage was indicated in 20.0% and engine ingestion in 20.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports101990–export
Damage indicated220.0% of reports
Engine ingestion220.0% of reports
Latest report2013-12-16in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Great blue heron reports at KIAD: 10 paired reports in the FAA file
Great blue heron reports at KIAD contains 10 filed reports; 2 indicate damage and 2 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.