AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Bald eagle reports at KORF
The FAA database contains 17 filed reports pairing Norfolk Intl (KORF) with Bald eagle; damage was indicated in 29.4% and engine ingestion in 17.6%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports171990–export
Damage indicated529.4% of reports
Engine ingestion317.6% of reports
Latest report2026-02-18in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Bald eagle reports at KORF: 17 paired reports in the FAA file
Bald eagle reports at KORF contains 17 filed reports; 5 indicate damage and 3 record engine ingestion, while the national Bald eagle parent contains 583 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.