AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Pacific golden-plover reports at PHTO
The FAA database contains 180 filed reports pairing Hilo Intl Arpt (PHTO) with Pacific golden-plover; damage was indicated in 1.7% and engine ingestion in 2.8%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports1801990–export
Damage indicated31.7% of reports
Engine ingestion52.8% of reports
Latest report2026-04-17in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Pacific golden-plover reports at PHTO: 180 paired reports in the FAA file
Pacific golden-plover reports at PHTO contains 180 filed reports; 3 indicate damage and 5 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.