AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Turkey vulture reports at KPBI
The FAA database contains 23 filed reports pairing Palm Beach Intl (KPBI) with Turkey vulture; damage was indicated in 47.8% and engine ingestion in 17.4%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports231990–export
Damage indicated1147.8% of reports
Engine ingestion417.4% of reports
Latest report2026-02-03in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Turkey vulture reports at KPBI: 23 paired reports in the FAA file
Turkey vulture reports at KPBI contains 23 filed reports; 11 indicate damage and 4 record engine ingestion, while the national Turkey vulture parent contains 1,189 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.