AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Swallows reports at KMSY
The FAA database contains 18 filed reports pairing Louie Armstrong New Orleans Intl Arpt (KMSY) with Swallows; damage was indicated in 5.6% and engine ingestion in 5.6%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports181990–export
Damage indicated15.6% of reports
Engine ingestion15.6% of reports
Latest report2017-03-24in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Swallows reports at KMSY: 18 paired reports in the FAA file
Swallows reports at KMSY contains 18 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Swallows parent contains 1,551 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.