AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
New World vultures reports at KSFB
The FAA database contains 9 filed reports pairing Orlando Sanford Intl Arpt (KSFB) with New World vultures; damage was indicated in 88.9% and engine ingestion in 11.1%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports91990–export
Damage indicated888.9% of reports
Engine ingestion111.1% of reports
Latest report2021-05-08in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
New World vultures reports at KSFB: 9 paired reports in the FAA file
New World vultures reports at KSFB contains 9 filed reports; 8 indicate damage and 1 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.