AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Turkey vulture reports at KMIA
The FAA database contains 39 filed reports pairing Miami Intl (KMIA) with Turkey vulture; damage was indicated in 59.0% and engine ingestion in 20.5%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports391990–export
Damage indicated2359.0% of reports
Engine ingestion820.5% of reports
Latest report2026-01-19in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Turkey vulture reports at KMIA: 39 paired reports in the FAA file
Turkey vulture reports at KMIA contains 39 filed reports; 23 indicate damage and 8 record engine ingestion, while the national Turkey vulture parent contains 1,189 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.