AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Free-tailed bats reports at KIAH
The FAA database contains 12 filed reports pairing George Bush Intercontinental/ Houston Arpt (KIAH) with Free-tailed bats; 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 reports121990–export
Damage indicated00.0% of reports
Engine ingestion00.0% of reports
Latest report2026-06-14in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Free-tailed bats reports at KIAH: 12 paired reports in the FAA file
Free-tailed bats reports at KIAH contains 12 filed reports; 0 indicate damage and 0 record engine ingestion, while the national Free-tailed bats parent contains 131 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.