AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Tree swallow reports at KPHL
The FAA database contains 102 filed reports pairing Philadelphia Intl (KPHL) with Tree swallow; damage was indicated in 1.0% and engine ingestion in 2.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports1021990–export
Damage indicated11.0% of reports
Engine ingestion22.0% of reports
Latest report2026-05-07in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Tree swallow reports at KPHL: 102 paired reports in the FAA file
Tree swallow reports at KPHL contains 102 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 2 record engine ingestion, while the national Tree swallow parent contains 1,308 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.