AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Pacific golden-plover reports at PHLI
The FAA database contains 338 filed reports pairing Lihue Arpt (PHLI) with Pacific golden-plover; damage was indicated in 0.6% and engine ingestion in 1.2%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports3381990–export
Damage indicated20.6% of reports
Engine ingestion41.2% of reports
Latest report2026-04-27in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Pacific golden-plover reports at PHLI: 338 paired reports in the FAA file
Pacific golden-plover reports at PHLI contains 338 filed reports; 2 indicate damage and 4 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.