AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Red-tailed hawk reports at KJFK
The FAA database contains 16 filed reports pairing John F Kennedy Intl (KJFK) with Red-tailed hawk; damage was indicated in 25.0% and engine ingestion in 18.8%. 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 ingestion318.8% of reports
Latest report2020-03-12in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Red-tailed hawk reports at KJFK: 16 paired reports in the FAA file
Red-tailed hawk reports at KJFK contains 16 filed reports; 4 indicate damage and 3 record engine ingestion, while the national Red-tailed hawk parent contains 4,484 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.