AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Killdeer reports at KJFK
The FAA database contains 65 filed reports pairing John F Kennedy Intl (KJFK) with Killdeer; damage was indicated in 0.0% and engine ingestion in 3.1%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports651990–export
Damage indicated00.0% of reports
Engine ingestion23.1% of reports
Latest report2026-06-19in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Killdeer reports at KJFK: 65 paired reports in the FAA file
Killdeer reports at KJFK contains 65 filed reports; 0 indicate damage and 2 record engine ingestion, while the national Killdeer parent contains 11,326 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.