AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Killdeer reports at KSFO
The FAA database contains 25 filed reports pairing San Francisco Intl Arpt (KSFO) with Killdeer; damage was indicated in 4.0% and engine ingestion in 16.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports251990–export
Damage indicated14.0% of reports
Engine ingestion416.0% of reports
Latest report2025-12-12in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Killdeer reports at KSFO: 25 paired reports in the FAA file
Killdeer reports at KSFO contains 25 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 4 record engine ingestion, while the national Killdeer parent contains 11,326 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.