AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Gulls reports at KCHS
The FAA database contains 18 filed reports pairing Charleston Afb/Intl Arpt (KCHS) with Gulls; damage was indicated in 16.7% and engine ingestion in 5.6%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports181990–export
Damage indicated316.7% of reports
Engine ingestion15.6% of reports
Latest report2026-06-14in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Gulls reports at KCHS: 18 paired reports in the FAA file
Gulls reports at KCHS contains 18 filed reports; 3 indicate damage and 1 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.