AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Red-tailed hawk reports at KLGA
The FAA database contains 8 filed reports pairing La Guardia Arpt (KLGA) with Red-tailed hawk; damage was indicated in 12.5% and engine ingestion in 37.5%. 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 ingestion337.5% of reports
Latest report2026-05-12in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Red-tailed hawk reports at KLGA: 8 paired reports in the FAA file
Red-tailed hawk reports at KLGA contains 8 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 3 record engine ingestion, while the national Red-tailed hawk parent contains 4,484 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.