AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Red fox reports at KIAD
The FAA database contains 28 filed reports pairing Washington Dulles Intl Arpt (KIAD) with Red fox; damage was indicated in 3.6% and engine ingestion in 0.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports281990–export
Damage indicated13.6% of reports
Engine ingestion00.0% of reports
Latest report2026-07-14in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Red fox reports at KIAD: 28 paired reports in the FAA file
Red fox reports at KIAD contains 28 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 0 record engine ingestion, while the national Red fox parent contains 327 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.