AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
American coot reports at KLAX
The FAA database contains 40 filed reports pairing Los Angeles Intl (KLAX) with American coot; damage was indicated in 2.5% 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 reports401990–export
Damage indicated12.5% of reports
Engine ingestion00.0% of reports
Latest report2024-11-25in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
American coot reports at KLAX: 40 paired reports in the FAA file
American coot reports at KLAX contains 40 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 0 record engine ingestion, while the national American coot parent contains 436 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.