AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
European starling reports at KISP
The FAA database contains 28 filed reports pairing Long Island Mac Arthur (KISP) with European starling; damage was indicated in 0.0% and engine ingestion in 17.9%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports281990–export
Damage indicated00.0% of reports
Engine ingestion517.9% of reports
Latest report2026-07-07in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
European starling reports at KISP: 28 paired reports in the FAA file
European starling reports at KISP contains 28 filed reports; 0 indicate damage and 5 record engine ingestion, while the national European starling parent contains 7,008 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.