AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Eastern meadowlark reports at KMKC
The FAA database contains 26 filed reports pairing Charles B Wheeler Downtown Arpt (KMKC) with Eastern meadowlark; damage was indicated in 0.0% and engine ingestion in 0.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports261990–export
Damage indicated00.0% of reports
Engine ingestion00.0% of reports
Latest report2026-06-17in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Eastern meadowlark reports at KMKC: 26 paired reports in the FAA file
Eastern meadowlark reports at KMKC contains 26 filed reports; 0 indicate damage and 0 record engine ingestion, while the national Eastern meadowlark parent contains 5,317 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.