AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Sparrows reports at KSTL
The FAA database contains 28 filed reports pairing Lambert-St Louis Intl (KSTL) with Sparrows; damage was indicated in 10.7% and engine ingestion in 3.6%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports281990–export
Damage indicated310.7% of reports
Engine ingestion13.6% of reports
Latest report2025-05-05in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Sparrows reports at KSTL: 28 paired reports in the FAA file
Sparrows reports at KSTL contains 28 filed reports; 3 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Sparrows parent contains 4,306 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.