AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Herring gull reports at KCLE
The FAA database contains 30 filed reports pairing Cleveland-Hopkins Intl Arpt (KCLE) with Herring gull; damage was indicated in 6.7% and engine ingestion in 10.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports301990–export
Damage indicated26.7% of reports
Engine ingestion310.0% of reports
Latest report2026-04-19in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Herring gull reports at KCLE: 30 paired reports in the FAA file
Herring gull reports at KCLE contains 30 filed reports; 2 indicate damage and 3 record engine ingestion, while the national Herring gull parent contains 2,261 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.