AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Red-tailed hawk reports at KSTL
The FAA database contains 65 filed reports pairing Lambert-St Louis Intl (KSTL) with Red-tailed hawk; damage was indicated in 18.5% and engine ingestion in 12.3%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports651990–export
Damage indicated1218.5% of reports
Engine ingestion812.3% of reports
Latest report2026-05-08in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Red-tailed hawk reports at KSTL: 65 paired reports in the FAA file
Red-tailed hawk reports at KSTL contains 65 filed reports; 12 indicate damage and 8 record engine ingestion, while the national Red-tailed hawk parent contains 4,484 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.