AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Turkey vulture reports at KOAK
The FAA database contains 13 filed reports pairing Metro Oakland Intl (KOAK) with Turkey vulture; damage was indicated in 23.1% 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 reports131990–export
Damage indicated323.1% of reports
Engine ingestion00.0% of reports
Latest report2025-09-27in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Turkey vulture reports at KOAK: 13 paired reports in the FAA file
Turkey vulture reports at KOAK contains 13 filed reports; 3 indicate damage and 0 record engine ingestion, while the national Turkey vulture parent contains 1,189 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.