AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Cliff swallow reports at KSMF
The FAA database contains 341 filed reports pairing Sacramento Intl (KSMF) with Cliff swallow; damage was indicated in 0.0% and engine ingestion in 2.1%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports3411990–export
Damage indicated00.0% of reports
Engine ingestion72.1% of reports
Latest report2026-08-01in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Cliff swallow reports at KSMF: 341 paired reports in the FAA file
Cliff swallow reports at KSMF contains 341 filed reports; 0 indicate damage and 7 record engine ingestion, while the national Cliff swallow parent contains 3,607 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.