AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Swallows reports at KPDX
The FAA database contains 20 filed reports pairing Portland Intl (Or) (KPDX) with Swallows; damage was indicated in 0.0% and engine ingestion in 5.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports201990–export
Damage indicated00.0% of reports
Engine ingestion15.0% of reports
Latest report2017-09-23in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Swallows reports at KPDX: 20 paired reports in the FAA file
Swallows reports at KPDX contains 20 filed reports; 0 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Swallows parent contains 1,551 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.