AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Barn swallow reports at KSAV
The FAA database contains 27 filed reports pairing Savannah/Hilton Head Intl Arpt (KSAV) with Barn swallow; damage was indicated in 3.7% and engine ingestion in 3.7%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports271990–export
Damage indicated13.7% of reports
Engine ingestion13.7% of reports
Latest report2026-04-13in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Barn swallow reports at KSAV: 27 paired reports in the FAA file
Barn swallow reports at KSAV contains 27 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Barn swallow parent contains 11,231 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.