AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Great blue heron reports at KSFO
The FAA database contains 56 filed reports pairing San Francisco Intl Arpt (KSFO) with Great blue heron; damage was indicated in 17.9% and engine ingestion in 7.1%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports561990–export
Damage indicated1017.9% of reports
Engine ingestion47.1% of reports
Latest report2026-06-29in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Great blue heron reports at KSFO: 56 paired reports in the FAA file
Great blue heron reports at KSFO contains 56 filed reports; 10 indicate damage and 4 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.