AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Semipalmated plover reports at KJFK
The FAA database contains 20 filed reports pairing John F Kennedy Intl (KJFK) with Semipalmated plover; damage was indicated in 0.0% and engine ingestion in 5.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports201990–export
Damage indicated00.0% of reports
Engine ingestion15.0% of reports
Latest report2025-09-26in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Semipalmated plover reports at KJFK: 20 paired reports in the FAA file
Semipalmated plover reports at KJFK contains 20 filed reports; 0 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Semipalmated plover parent contains 159 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.