AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Great blue heron reports at KJFK
The FAA database contains 16 filed reports pairing John F Kennedy Intl (KJFK) with Great blue heron; damage was indicated in 25.0% and engine ingestion in 25.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports161990–export
Damage indicated425.0% of reports
Engine ingestion425.0% of reports
Latest report2025-07-04in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Great blue heron reports at KJFK: 16 paired reports in the FAA file
Great blue heron reports at KJFK contains 16 filed reports; 4 indicate damage and 4 record engine ingestion, while the national Great blue heron parent contains 667 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.