AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
European starling reports at KIAH
The FAA database contains 15 filed reports pairing George Bush Intercontinental/ Houston Arpt (KIAH) with European starling; 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 reports151990–export
Damage indicated00.0% of reports
Engine ingestion00.0% of reports
Latest report2023-01-01in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
European starling reports at KIAH: 15 paired reports in the FAA file
European starling reports at KIAH contains 15 filed reports; 0 indicate damage and 0 record engine ingestion, while the national European starling parent contains 7,008 reports.
AIRPORTKIAHGeorge Bush Intercontinental/ Houston ArptWILDLIFEEuropean starling7,008 reports nationally
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.