AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Virginia opossum reports at KLFT
The FAA database contains 13 filed reports pairing Lafayette Regional (KLFT) 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 reports131990–export
Damage indicated00.0% of reports
Engine ingestion00.0% of reports
Latest report2024-10-23in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Virginia opossum reports at KLFT: 13 paired reports in the FAA file
Virginia opossum reports at KLFT contains 13 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.