AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Red-tailed hawk reports at KIAH
The FAA database contains 12 filed reports pairing George Bush Intercontinental/ Houston Arpt (KIAH) with Red-tailed hawk; damage was indicated in 8.3% and engine ingestion in 8.3%. 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 indicated18.3% of reports
Engine ingestion18.3% of reports
Latest report2026-05-31in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Red-tailed hawk reports at KIAH: 12 paired reports in the FAA file
Red-tailed hawk reports at KIAH contains 12 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Red-tailed hawk parent contains 4,484 reports.
AIRPORTKIAHGeorge Bush Intercontinental/ Houston ArptWILDLIFERed-tailed hawk4,484 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.