AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
European starling reports at KPHL
The FAA database contains 231 filed reports pairing Philadelphia Intl (KPHL) with European starling; damage was indicated in 2.2% and engine ingestion in 5.6%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports2311990–export
Damage indicated52.2% of reports
Engine ingestion135.6% of reports
Latest report2026-06-29in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
European starling reports at KPHL: 231 paired reports in the FAA file
European starling reports at KPHL contains 231 filed reports; 5 indicate damage and 13 record engine ingestion, while the national European starling parent contains 7,008 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.