AIRPORT × WILDLIFE

Turkey vulture reports at KRSW

The FAA database contains 44 filed reports pairing Southwest Florida Intl Arpt (KRSW) with Turkey vulture; damage was indicated in 22.7% and engine ingestion in 20.5%. This count is not a future-event probability.

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

Filed reports441990–export

Damage indicated1022.7% of reports

Engine ingestion920.5% of reports

Latest report2026-04-13in this aggregate

01 / CONTEXT

Turkey vulture reports at KRSW: 44 paired reports in the FAA file

Turkey vulture reports at KRSW contains 44 filed reports; 10 indicate damage and 9 record engine ingestion, while the national Turkey vulture parent contains 1,189 reports.

AIRPORTKRSWSouthwest Florida Intl Arpt WILDLIFETurkey vulture1,189 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.