AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
New World vultures reports at KRSW
The FAA database contains 19 filed reports pairing Southwest Florida Intl Arpt (KRSW) with New World vultures; damage was indicated in 52.6% and engine ingestion in 15.8%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports191990–export
Damage indicated1052.6% of reports
Engine ingestion315.8% of reports
Latest report2012-01-30in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
New World vultures reports at KRSW: 19 paired reports in the FAA file
New World vultures reports at KRSW contains 19 filed reports; 10 indicate damage and 3 record engine ingestion, while the national New World vultures parent contains 343 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.