AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Cave swallow reports at KIAH
The FAA database contains 9 filed reports pairing George Bush Intercontinental/ Houston Arpt (KIAH) with Cave swallow; damage was indicated in 0.0% 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 reports91990–export
Damage indicated00.0% of reports
Engine ingestion00.0% of reports
Latest report2025-07-04in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Cave swallow reports at KIAH: 9 paired reports in the FAA file
Cave swallow reports at KIAH contains 9 filed reports; 0 indicate damage and 0 record engine ingestion, while the national Cave swallow parent contains 111 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.