AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Great horned owl reports at KORD
The FAA database contains 9 filed reports pairing Chicago O'Hare Intl Arpt (KORD) with Great horned owl; damage was indicated in 11.1% and engine ingestion in 11.1%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports91990–export
Damage indicated111.1% of reports
Engine ingestion111.1% of reports
Latest report2024-03-02in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Great horned owl reports at KORD: 9 paired reports in the FAA file
Great horned owl reports at KORD contains 9 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Great horned owl parent contains 456 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.