AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Great blue heron reports at KRSW
The FAA database contains 20 filed reports pairing Southwest Florida Intl Arpt (KRSW) with Great blue heron; damage was indicated in 20.0% and engine ingestion in 10.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports201990–export
Damage indicated420.0% of reports
Engine ingestion210.0% of reports
Latest report2025-12-26in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Great blue heron reports at KRSW: 20 paired reports in the FAA file
Great blue heron reports at KRSW contains 20 filed reports; 4 indicate damage and 2 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.