AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
European starling reports at KMSP
The FAA database contains 92 filed reports pairing Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain Arpt (KMSP) with European starling; damage was indicated in 1.1% and engine ingestion in 2.2%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports921990–export
Damage indicated11.1% of reports
Engine ingestion22.2% of reports
Latest report2026-07-08in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
European starling reports at KMSP: 92 paired reports in the FAA file
European starling reports at KMSP contains 92 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 2 record engine ingestion, while the national European starling parent contains 7,008 reports.
AIRPORTKMSPMinneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain ArptWILDLIFEEuropean starling7,008 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.