AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Ring-billed gull reports at KALB
The FAA database contains 36 filed reports pairing Albany Intl (KALB) with Ring-billed gull; damage was indicated in 5.6% and engine ingestion in 8.3%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports361990–export
Damage indicated25.6% of reports
Engine ingestion38.3% of reports
Latest report2023-08-25in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Ring-billed gull reports at KALB: 36 paired reports in the FAA file
Ring-billed gull reports at KALB contains 36 filed reports; 2 indicate damage and 3 record engine ingestion, while the national Ring-billed gull parent contains 2,496 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.