AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Mallard reports at KJFK
The FAA database contains 62 filed reports pairing John F Kennedy Intl (KJFK) with Mallard; damage was indicated in 8.1% and engine ingestion in 11.3%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports621990–export
Damage indicated58.1% of reports
Engine ingestion711.3% of reports
Latest report2025-03-07in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Mallard reports at KJFK: 62 paired reports in the FAA file
Mallard reports at KJFK contains 62 filed reports; 5 indicate damage and 7 record engine ingestion, while the national Mallard parent contains 1,465 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.