AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Horned lark reports at KMCI
The FAA database contains 309 filed reports pairing Kansas City Intl (KMCI) with Horned lark; damage was indicated in 1.0% and engine ingestion in 1.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports3091990–export
Damage indicated31.0% of reports
Engine ingestion31.0% of reports
Latest report2026-07-03in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Horned lark reports at KMCI: 309 paired reports in the FAA file
Horned lark reports at KMCI contains 309 filed reports; 3 indicate damage and 3 record engine ingestion, while the national Horned lark parent contains 9,383 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.