AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Great horned owl reports at KMCI
The FAA database contains 19 filed reports pairing Kansas City Intl (KMCI) with Great horned owl; damage was indicated in 5.3% and engine ingestion in 5.3%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports191990–export
Damage indicated15.3% of reports
Engine ingestion15.3% of reports
Latest report2022-11-18in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Great horned owl reports at KMCI: 19 paired reports in the FAA file
Great horned owl reports at KMCI contains 19 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Great horned owl parent contains 456 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.