AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
New World vultures reports at KMCO
The FAA database contains 48 filed reports pairing Orlando Intl (KMCO) with New World vultures; damage was indicated in 27.1% and engine ingestion in 12.5%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports481990–export
Damage indicated1327.1% of reports
Engine ingestion612.5% of reports
Latest report2023-02-19in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
New World vultures reports at KMCO: 48 paired reports in the FAA file
New World vultures reports at KMCO contains 48 filed reports; 13 indicate damage and 6 record engine ingestion, while the national New World vultures parent contains 343 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.