AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Ruddy duck reports at KJFK
The FAA database contains 13 filed reports pairing John F Kennedy Intl (KJFK) with Ruddy duck; damage was indicated in 15.4% and engine ingestion in 0.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports131990–export
Damage indicated215.4% of reports
Engine ingestion00.0% of reports
Latest report2025-01-21in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Ruddy duck reports at KJFK: 13 paired reports in the FAA file
Ruddy duck reports at KJFK contains 13 filed reports; 2 indicate damage and 0 record engine ingestion, while the national Ruddy duck parent contains 125 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.