AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Western sandpiper reports at KSFO
The FAA database contains 143 filed reports pairing San Francisco Intl Arpt (KSFO) with Western sandpiper; damage was indicated in 2.8% and engine ingestion in 10.5%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports1431990–export
Damage indicated42.8% of reports
Engine ingestion1510.5% of reports
Latest report2026-04-14in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Western sandpiper reports at KSFO: 143 paired reports in the FAA file
Western sandpiper reports at KSFO contains 143 filed reports; 4 indicate damage and 15 record engine ingestion, while the national Western sandpiper parent contains 301 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.