AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Double-crested cormorant reports at KLGA
The FAA database contains 39 filed reports pairing La Guardia Arpt (KLGA) with Double-crested cormorant; damage was indicated in 23.1% and engine ingestion in 10.3%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports391990–export
Damage indicated923.1% of reports
Engine ingestion410.3% of reports
Latest report2025-11-24in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Double-crested cormorant reports at KLGA: 39 paired reports in the FAA file
Double-crested cormorant reports at KLGA contains 39 filed reports; 9 indicate damage and 4 record engine ingestion, while the national Double-crested cormorant parent contains 257 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.