AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Black-bellied plover reports at KJFK
The FAA database contains 19 filed reports pairing John F Kennedy Intl (KJFK) with Black-bellied plover; damage was indicated in 0.0% and engine ingestion in 0.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports191990–export
Damage indicated00.0% of reports
Engine ingestion00.0% of reports
Latest report2023-11-04in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Black-bellied plover reports at KJFK: 19 paired reports in the FAA file
Black-bellied plover reports at KJFK contains 19 filed reports; 0 indicate damage and 0 record engine ingestion, while the national Black-bellied plover parent contains 296 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.