AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Rock pigeon reports at KIAH
The FAA database contains 63 filed reports pairing George Bush Intercontinental/ Houston Arpt (KIAH) with Rock pigeon; damage was indicated in 3.2% and engine ingestion in 3.2%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports631990–export
Damage indicated23.2% of reports
Engine ingestion23.2% of reports
Latest report2025-07-07in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Rock pigeon reports at KIAH: 63 paired reports in the FAA file
Rock pigeon reports at KIAH contains 63 filed reports; 2 indicate damage and 2 record engine ingestion, while the national Rock pigeon parent contains 4,678 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.