AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Red-tailed hawk reports at KMDW
The FAA database contains 47 filed reports pairing Chicago Midway Intl Arpt (KMDW) with Red-tailed hawk; damage was indicated in 12.8% and engine ingestion in 8.5%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports471990–export
Damage indicated612.8% of reports
Engine ingestion48.5% of reports
Latest report2024-01-25in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Red-tailed hawk reports at KMDW: 47 paired reports in the FAA file
Red-tailed hawk reports at KMDW contains 47 filed reports; 6 indicate damage and 4 record engine ingestion, while the national Red-tailed hawk parent contains 4,484 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.