AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Canada goose reports at KJFK
The FAA database contains 51 filed reports pairing John F Kennedy Intl (KJFK) with Canada goose; damage was indicated in 39.2% and engine ingestion in 31.4%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports511990–export
Damage indicated2039.2% of reports
Engine ingestion1631.4% of reports
Latest report2025-12-04in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Canada goose reports at KJFK: 51 paired reports in the FAA file
Canada goose reports at KJFK contains 51 filed reports; 20 indicate damage and 16 record engine ingestion, while the national Canada goose parent contains 2,225 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.