AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Black vulture reports at KIAH
The FAA database contains 11 filed reports pairing George Bush Intercontinental/ Houston Arpt (KIAH) with Black vulture; damage was indicated in 54.5% and engine ingestion in 36.4%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports111990–export
Damage indicated654.5% of reports
Engine ingestion436.4% of reports
Latest report2026-06-30in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Black vulture reports at KIAH: 11 paired reports in the FAA file
Black vulture reports at KIAH contains 11 filed reports; 6 indicate damage and 4 record engine ingestion, while the national Black vulture parent contains 355 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.