AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
New World vultures reports at KPBI
The FAA database contains 11 filed reports pairing Palm Beach Intl (KPBI) with New World vultures; damage was indicated in 45.5% and engine ingestion in 27.3%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports111990–export
Damage indicated545.5% of reports
Engine ingestion327.3% of reports
Latest report2019-05-09in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
New World vultures reports at KPBI: 11 paired reports in the FAA file
New World vultures reports at KPBI contains 11 filed reports; 5 indicate damage and 3 record engine ingestion, while the national New World vultures parent contains 343 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.