AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Canada goose reports at KORD
The FAA database contains 112 filed reports pairing Chicago O'Hare Intl Arpt (KORD) with Canada goose; damage was indicated in 27.7% and engine ingestion in 10.7%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports1121990–export
Damage indicated3127.7% of reports
Engine ingestion1210.7% of reports
Latest report2026-04-21in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Canada goose reports at KORD: 112 paired reports in the FAA file
Canada goose reports at KORD contains 112 filed reports; 31 indicate damage and 12 record engine ingestion, while the national Canada goose parent contains 2,225 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.