AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Horned lark reports at KJFK
The FAA database contains 186 filed reports pairing John F Kennedy Intl (KJFK) with Horned lark; damage was indicated in 0.5% and engine ingestion in 4.3%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports1861990–export
Damage indicated10.5% of reports
Engine ingestion84.3% of reports
Latest report2026-05-31in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Horned lark reports at KJFK: 186 paired reports in the FAA file
Horned lark reports at KJFK contains 186 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 8 record engine ingestion, while the national Horned lark parent contains 9,383 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.