AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
White-throated swift reports at KLAX
The FAA database contains 33 filed reports pairing Los Angeles Intl (KLAX) with White-throated swift; damage was indicated in 3.0% 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 reports331990–export
Damage indicated13.0% of reports
Engine ingestion00.0% of reports
Latest report2026-05-17in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
White-throated swift reports at KLAX: 33 paired reports in the FAA file
White-throated swift reports at KLAX contains 33 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 0 record engine ingestion, while the national White-throated swift parent contains 147 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.