AIRPORT × AIRCRAFT
B-737-8 reports at KMDW
The FAA database contains 200 filed reports pairing Chicago Midway Intl Arpt (KMDW) with B-737-8; damage was indicated in 3.5% and engine ingestion in 7.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports2001990–export
Damage indicated73.5% of reports
Engine ingestion147.0% of reports
Latest report2026-07-18in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
B-737-8 reports at KMDW: 200 paired reports in the FAA file
B-737-8 reports at KMDW contains 200 filed reports; 7 indicate damage and 14 record engine ingestion, while the national B-737-8 parent contains 4,644 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.