AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Black vulture reports at KMIA
The FAA database contains 15 filed reports pairing Miami Intl (KMIA) with Black vulture; damage was indicated in 80.0% and engine ingestion in 20.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports151990–export
Damage indicated1280.0% of reports
Engine ingestion320.0% of reports
Latest report2019-04-07in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Black vulture reports at KMIA: 15 paired reports in the FAA file
Black vulture reports at KMIA contains 15 filed reports; 12 indicate damage and 3 record engine ingestion, while the national Black vulture parent contains 355 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.