AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Swainson's hawk reports at KSLC
The FAA database contains 59 filed reports pairing Salt Lake City Intl (KSLC) with Swainson's hawk; damage was indicated in 13.6% and engine ingestion in 8.5%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports591990–export
Damage indicated813.6% of reports
Engine ingestion58.5% of reports
Latest report2026-06-06in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Swainson's hawk reports at KSLC: 59 paired reports in the FAA file
Swainson's hawk reports at KSLC contains 59 filed reports; 8 indicate damage and 5 record engine ingestion, while the national Swainson's hawk parent contains 273 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.