AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Turkey vulture reports at KIAD
The FAA database contains 15 filed reports pairing Washington Dulles Intl Arpt (KIAD) with Turkey vulture; damage was indicated in 33.3% and engine ingestion in 6.7%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports151990–export
Damage indicated533.3% of reports
Engine ingestion16.7% of reports
Latest report2025-08-25in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Turkey vulture reports at KIAD: 15 paired reports in the FAA file
Turkey vulture reports at KIAD contains 15 filed reports; 5 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Turkey vulture parent contains 1,189 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.