AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Turkey vulture reports at KMCO
The FAA database contains 95 filed reports pairing Orlando Intl (KMCO) with Turkey vulture; damage was indicated in 46.3% and engine ingestion in 21.1%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports951990–export
Damage indicated4446.3% of reports
Engine ingestion2021.1% of reports
Latest report2026-02-12in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Turkey vulture reports at KMCO: 95 paired reports in the FAA file
Turkey vulture reports at KMCO contains 95 filed reports; 44 indicate damage and 20 record engine ingestion, while the national Turkey vulture parent contains 1,189 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.