AIRPORT × WILDLIFE

Western sandpiper reports at KLAX

The FAA database contains 8 filed reports pairing Los Angeles Intl (KLAX) with Western sandpiper; damage was indicated in 12.5% and engine ingestion in 25.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.

Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026

Filed reports81990–export

Damage indicated112.5% of reports

Engine ingestion225.0% of reports

Latest report2025-07-14in this aggregate

01 / CONTEXT

Western sandpiper reports at KLAX: 8 paired reports in the FAA file

Western sandpiper reports at KLAX contains 8 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 2 record engine ingestion, while the national Western sandpiper parent contains 301 reports.

AIRPORTKLAXLos Angeles Intl WILDLIFEWestern sandpiper301 reports nationally

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.