AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Killdeer reports at KMEM
The FAA database contains 140 filed reports pairing Memphis Intl (KMEM) with Killdeer; damage was indicated in 0.7% and engine ingestion in 0.7%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports1401990–export
Damage indicated10.7% of reports
Engine ingestion10.7% of reports
Latest report2026-07-20in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Killdeer reports at KMEM: 140 paired reports in the FAA file
Killdeer reports at KMEM contains 140 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Killdeer parent contains 11,326 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.