AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Red-tailed hawk reports at KMCI
The FAA database contains 117 filed reports pairing Kansas City Intl (KMCI) with Red-tailed hawk; damage was indicated in 12.8% and engine ingestion in 12.8%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports1171990–export
Damage indicated1512.8% of reports
Engine ingestion1512.8% of reports
Latest report2026-02-28in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Red-tailed hawk reports at KMCI: 117 paired reports in the FAA file
Red-tailed hawk reports at KMCI contains 117 filed reports; 15 indicate damage and 15 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.