AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
American kestrel reports at KMSP
The FAA database contains 72 filed reports pairing Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain Arpt (KMSP) with American kestrel; damage was indicated in 1.4% 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 reports721990–export
Damage indicated11.4% of reports
Engine ingestion00.0% of reports
Latest report2026-07-24in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
American kestrel reports at KMSP: 72 paired reports in the FAA file
American kestrel reports at KMSP contains 72 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 0 record engine ingestion, while the national American kestrel parent contains 10,498 reports.
AIRPORTKMSPMinneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain ArptWILDLIFEAmerican kestrel10,498 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.