AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
American golden-plover reports at KJFK
The FAA database contains 23 filed reports pairing John F Kennedy Intl (KJFK) with American golden-plover; damage was indicated in 0.0% and engine ingestion in 4.3%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports231990–export
Damage indicated00.0% of reports
Engine ingestion14.3% of reports
Latest report2024-09-21in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
American golden-plover reports at KJFK: 23 paired reports in the FAA file
American golden-plover reports at KJFK contains 23 filed reports; 0 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national American golden-plover parent contains 355 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.