AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Double-crested cormorant reports at KJFK
The FAA database contains 47 filed reports pairing John F Kennedy Intl (KJFK) with Double-crested cormorant; damage was indicated in 19.1% and engine ingestion in 21.3%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports471990–export
Damage indicated919.1% of reports
Engine ingestion1021.3% of reports
Latest report2026-04-23in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Double-crested cormorant reports at KJFK: 47 paired reports in the FAA file
Double-crested cormorant reports at KJFK contains 47 filed reports; 9 indicate damage and 10 record engine ingestion, while the national Double-crested cormorant parent contains 257 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.