AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
New World vultures reports at KMIA
The FAA database contains 12 filed reports pairing Miami Intl (KMIA) with New World vultures; damage was indicated in 41.7% and engine ingestion in 8.3%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports121990–export
Damage indicated541.7% of reports
Engine ingestion18.3% of reports
Latest report2025-09-13in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
New World vultures reports at KMIA: 12 paired reports in the FAA file
New World vultures reports at KMIA contains 12 filed reports; 5 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national New World vultures parent contains 343 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.