AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Swallows reports at KIAH
The FAA database contains 41 filed reports pairing George Bush Intercontinental/ Houston Arpt (KIAH) with Swallows; damage was indicated in 0.0% and engine ingestion in 4.9%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports411990–export
Damage indicated00.0% of reports
Engine ingestion24.9% of reports
Latest report2023-06-15in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Swallows reports at KIAH: 41 paired reports in the FAA file
Swallows reports at KIAH contains 41 filed reports; 0 indicate damage and 2 record engine ingestion, while the national Swallows parent contains 1,551 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.