AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Glaucous-winged gull reports at KBFI
The FAA database contains 32 filed reports pairing Boeing Field/King County Intl Arpt (KBFI) with Glaucous-winged gull; damage was indicated in 9.4% and engine ingestion in 9.4%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports321990–export
Damage indicated39.4% of reports
Engine ingestion39.4% of reports
Latest report2025-03-23in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Glaucous-winged gull reports at KBFI: 32 paired reports in the FAA file
Glaucous-winged gull reports at KBFI contains 32 filed reports; 3 indicate damage and 3 record engine ingestion, while the national Glaucous-winged gull parent contains 240 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.