AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Western kingbird reports at KMCI
The FAA database contains 22 filed reports pairing Kansas City Intl (KMCI) with Western kingbird; damage was indicated in 0.0% and engine ingestion in 4.5%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports221990–export
Damage indicated00.0% of reports
Engine ingestion14.5% of reports
Latest report2024-07-02in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Western kingbird reports at KMCI: 22 paired reports in the FAA file
Western kingbird reports at KMCI contains 22 filed reports; 0 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Western kingbird parent contains 669 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.