AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Great blue heron reports at KPHL
The FAA database contains 22 filed reports pairing Philadelphia Intl (KPHL) with Great blue heron; damage was indicated in 22.7% and engine ingestion in 4.5%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports221990–export
Damage indicated522.7% of reports
Engine ingestion14.5% of reports
Latest report2026-05-12in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Great blue heron reports at KPHL: 22 paired reports in the FAA file
Great blue heron reports at KPHL contains 22 filed reports; 5 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Great blue heron parent contains 667 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.