AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Chimney swift reports at KORD
The FAA database contains 76 filed reports pairing Chicago O'Hare Intl Arpt (KORD) with Chimney swift; damage was indicated in 2.6% 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 reports761990–export
Damage indicated22.6% of reports
Engine ingestion00.0% of reports
Latest report2026-06-07in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Chimney swift reports at KORD: 76 paired reports in the FAA file
Chimney swift reports at KORD contains 76 filed reports; 2 indicate damage and 0 record engine ingestion, while the national Chimney swift parent contains 1,698 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.