AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Black-crowned night heron reports at PHNL
The FAA database contains 8 filed reports pairing Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (PHNL) with Black-crowned night heron; damage was indicated in 12.5% and engine ingestion in 12.5%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports81990–export
Damage indicated112.5% of reports
Engine ingestion112.5% of reports
Latest report2021-10-06in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Black-crowned night heron reports at PHNL: 8 paired reports in the FAA file
Black-crowned night heron reports at PHNL contains 8 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Black-crowned night heron parent contains 176 reports.
AIRPORTPHNLDaniel K. Inouye International AirportWILDLIFEBlack-crowned night heron176 reports nationally
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.