AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Gulls reports at KBLI
The FAA database contains 29 filed reports pairing Bellingham Intl (KBLI) with Gulls; damage was indicated in 17.2% and engine ingestion in 10.3%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports291990–export
Damage indicated517.2% of reports
Engine ingestion310.3% of reports
Latest report2024-10-03in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Gulls reports at KBLI: 29 paired reports in the FAA file
Gulls reports at KBLI contains 29 filed reports; 5 indicate damage and 3 record engine ingestion, while the national Gulls parent contains 7,295 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.