AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
American golden-plover reports at KORD
The FAA database contains 33 filed reports pairing Chicago O'Hare Intl Arpt (KORD) with American golden-plover; damage was indicated in 0.0% and engine ingestion in 6.1%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports331990–export
Damage indicated00.0% of reports
Engine ingestion26.1% of reports
Latest report2025-09-22in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
American golden-plover reports at KORD: 33 paired reports in the FAA file
American golden-plover reports at KORD contains 33 filed reports; 0 indicate damage and 2 record engine ingestion, while the national American golden-plover parent contains 355 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.