AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Rock pigeon reports at KLAX
The FAA database contains 133 filed reports pairing Los Angeles Intl (KLAX) with Rock pigeon; damage was indicated in 9.0% and engine ingestion in 12.8%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports1331990–export
Damage indicated129.0% of reports
Engine ingestion1712.8% of reports
Latest report2026-05-06in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Rock pigeon reports at KLAX: 133 paired reports in the FAA file
Rock pigeon reports at KLAX contains 133 filed reports; 12 indicate damage and 17 record engine ingestion, while the national Rock pigeon parent contains 4,678 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.