AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Great blue heron reports at KMCO
The FAA database contains 30 filed reports pairing Orlando Intl (KMCO) with Great blue heron; damage was indicated in 16.7% and engine ingestion in 10.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports301990–export
Damage indicated516.7% of reports
Engine ingestion310.0% of reports
Latest report2025-08-25in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Great blue heron reports at KMCO: 30 paired reports in the FAA file
Great blue heron reports at KMCO contains 30 filed reports; 5 indicate damage and 3 record engine ingestion, while the national Great blue heron parent contains 667 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.