AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Virginia opossum reports at KJFK
The FAA database contains 27 filed reports pairing John F Kennedy Intl (KJFK) with Virginia opossum; damage was indicated in 0.0% 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 reports271990–export
Damage indicated00.0% of reports
Engine ingestion00.0% of reports
Latest report2024-11-26in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Virginia opossum reports at KJFK: 27 paired reports in the FAA file
Virginia opossum reports at KJFK contains 27 filed reports; 0 indicate damage and 0 record engine ingestion, while the national Virginia opossum parent contains 549 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.