AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Rock pigeon reports at KMDW
The FAA database contains 73 filed reports pairing Chicago Midway Intl Arpt (KMDW) with Rock pigeon; damage was indicated in 5.5% and engine ingestion in 6.8%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports731990–export
Damage indicated45.5% of reports
Engine ingestion56.8% of reports
Latest report2024-09-05in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Rock pigeon reports at KMDW: 73 paired reports in the FAA file
Rock pigeon reports at KMDW contains 73 filed reports; 4 indicate damage and 5 record engine ingestion, while the national Rock pigeon parent contains 4,678 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.