AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Sparrows reports at KIAD
The FAA database contains 29 filed reports pairing Washington Dulles Intl Arpt (KIAD) with Sparrows; damage was indicated in 3.4% 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 reports291990–export
Damage indicated13.4% of reports
Engine ingestion00.0% of reports
Latest report2023-05-21in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Sparrows reports at KIAD: 29 paired reports in the FAA file
Sparrows reports at KIAD contains 29 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 0 record engine ingestion, while the national Sparrows parent contains 4,306 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.