AIRPORT × WILDLIFE

Chimney swift reports at KMKC

The FAA database contains 22 filed reports pairing Charles B Wheeler Downtown Arpt (KMKC) with Chimney swift; damage was indicated in 4.5% and engine ingestion in 9.1%. This count is not a future-event probability.

Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026

Filed reports221990–export

Damage indicated14.5% of reports

Engine ingestion29.1% of reports

Latest report2024-09-29in this aggregate

01 / CONTEXT

Chimney swift reports at KMKC: 22 paired reports in the FAA file

Chimney swift reports at KMKC contains 22 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 2 record engine ingestion, while the national Chimney swift parent contains 1,698 reports.

AIRPORTKMKCCharles B Wheeler Downtown Arpt WILDLIFEChimney swift1,698 reports nationally

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.