AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Snowy owl reports at KORD
The FAA database contains 50 filed reports pairing Chicago O'Hare Intl Arpt (KORD) with Snowy owl; damage was indicated in 10.0% and engine ingestion in 2.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports501990–export
Damage indicated510.0% of reports
Engine ingestion12.0% of reports
Latest report2025-12-04in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Snowy owl reports at KORD: 50 paired reports in the FAA file
Snowy owl reports at KORD contains 50 filed reports; 5 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Snowy owl parent contains 390 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.