AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Red-tailed hawk reports at KIAD
The FAA database contains 51 filed reports pairing Washington Dulles Intl Arpt (KIAD) with Red-tailed hawk; damage was indicated in 7.8% and engine ingestion in 5.9%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports511990–export
Damage indicated47.8% of reports
Engine ingestion35.9% of reports
Latest report2026-06-24in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Red-tailed hawk reports at KIAD: 51 paired reports in the FAA file
Red-tailed hawk reports at KIAD contains 51 filed reports; 4 indicate damage and 3 record engine ingestion, while the national Red-tailed hawk parent contains 4,484 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.