AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Common tern reports at KJFK
The FAA database contains 40 filed reports pairing John F Kennedy Intl (KJFK) with Common tern; 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 reports401990–export
Damage indicated00.0% of reports
Engine ingestion00.0% of reports
Latest report2026-05-13in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Common tern reports at KJFK: 40 paired reports in the FAA file
Common tern reports at KJFK contains 40 filed reports; 0 indicate damage and 0 record engine ingestion, while the national Common tern parent contains 60 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.