AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Barn swallow reports at KPAE
The FAA database contains 32 filed reports pairing Snohomish Co (Paine Field) (KPAE) with Barn swallow; damage was indicated in 3.1% and engine ingestion in 3.1%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports321990–export
Damage indicated13.1% of reports
Engine ingestion13.1% of reports
Latest report2024-08-06in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Barn swallow reports at KPAE: 32 paired reports in the FAA file
Barn swallow reports at KPAE contains 32 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Barn swallow parent contains 11,231 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.