AIRPORT × WILDLIFE

Eastern meadowlark reports at KRSW

The FAA database contains 190 filed reports pairing Southwest Florida Intl Arpt (KRSW) with Eastern meadowlark; damage was indicated in 0.5% and engine ingestion in 3.2%. This count is not a future-event probability.

Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026

Filed reports1901990–export

Damage indicated10.5% of reports

Engine ingestion63.2% of reports

Latest report2025-11-07in this aggregate

01 / CONTEXT

Eastern meadowlark reports at KRSW: 190 paired reports in the FAA file

Eastern meadowlark reports at KRSW contains 190 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 6 record engine ingestion, while the national Eastern meadowlark parent contains 5,317 reports.

AIRPORTKRSWSouthwest Florida Intl Arpt WILDLIFEEastern meadowlark5,317 reports nationally

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.