AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Ring-billed gull reports at KCLE
The FAA database contains 125 filed reports pairing Cleveland-Hopkins Intl Arpt (KCLE) with Ring-billed gull; damage was indicated in 1.6% and engine ingestion in 4.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports1251990–export
Damage indicated21.6% of reports
Engine ingestion54.0% of reports
Latest report2026-05-19in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Ring-billed gull reports at KCLE: 125 paired reports in the FAA file
Ring-billed gull reports at KCLE contains 125 filed reports; 2 indicate damage and 5 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.