AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Snowy owl reports at KJFK
The FAA database contains 51 filed reports pairing John F Kennedy Intl (KJFK) with Snowy owl; damage was indicated in 3.9% and engine ingestion in 5.9%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports511990–export
Damage indicated23.9% of reports
Engine ingestion35.9% of reports
Latest report2025-01-13in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Snowy owl reports at KJFK: 51 paired reports in the FAA file
Snowy owl reports at KJFK contains 51 filed reports; 2 indicate damage and 3 record engine ingestion, while the national Snowy owl parent contains 390 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.