AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
American golden-plover reports at KMSP
The FAA database contains 17 filed reports pairing Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain Arpt (KMSP) with American golden-plover; damage was indicated in 5.9% 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 reports171990–export
Damage indicated15.9% of reports
Engine ingestion00.0% of reports
Latest report2025-10-12in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
American golden-plover reports at KMSP: 17 paired reports in the FAA file
American golden-plover reports at KMSP contains 17 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 0 record engine ingestion, while the national American golden-plover parent contains 355 reports.
AIRPORTKMSPMinneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain ArptWILDLIFEAmerican golden-plover355 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.