AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Semipalmated sandpiper reports at KJFK
The FAA database contains 24 filed reports pairing John F Kennedy Intl (KJFK) with Semipalmated sandpiper; damage was indicated in 0.0% and engine ingestion in 8.3%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports241990–export
Damage indicated00.0% of reports
Engine ingestion28.3% of reports
Latest report2026-06-01in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Semipalmated sandpiper reports at KJFK: 24 paired reports in the FAA file
Semipalmated sandpiper reports at KJFK contains 24 filed reports; 0 indicate damage and 2 record engine ingestion, while the national Semipalmated sandpiper parent contains 198 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.