AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Pacific golden-plover reports at PHKO
The FAA database contains 11 filed reports pairing Kona Intl Arpt At Keahole (PHKO) with Pacific golden-plover; damage was indicated in 9.1% and engine ingestion in 0.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports111990–export
Damage indicated19.1% of reports
Engine ingestion00.0% of reports
Latest report2025-09-25in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Pacific golden-plover reports at PHKO: 11 paired reports in the FAA file
Pacific golden-plover reports at PHKO contains 11 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 0 record engine ingestion, while the national Pacific golden-plover parent contains 1,591 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.