AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Killdeer reports at KRDU
The FAA database contains 16 filed reports pairing Raleigh-Durham Intl (KRDU) with Killdeer; damage was indicated in 0.0% and engine ingestion in 6.2%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports161990–export
Damage indicated00.0% of reports
Engine ingestion16.2% of reports
Latest report2025-12-11in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Killdeer reports at KRDU: 16 paired reports in the FAA file
Killdeer reports at KRDU contains 16 filed reports; 0 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Killdeer parent contains 11,326 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.