AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Rock pigeon reports at KMSY
The FAA database contains 25 filed reports pairing Louie Armstrong New Orleans Intl Arpt (KMSY) with Rock pigeon; damage was indicated in 16.0% and engine ingestion in 12.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports251990–export
Damage indicated416.0% of reports
Engine ingestion312.0% of reports
Latest report2022-11-02in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Rock pigeon reports at KMSY: 25 paired reports in the FAA file
Rock pigeon reports at KMSY contains 25 filed reports; 4 indicate damage and 3 record engine ingestion, while the national Rock pigeon parent contains 4,678 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.