AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
White-headed gull complex reports at KCLE
The FAA database contains 9 filed reports pairing Cleveland-Hopkins Intl Arpt (KCLE) with White-headed gull complex; damage was indicated in 11.1% and engine ingestion in 33.3%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports91990–export
Damage indicated111.1% of reports
Engine ingestion333.3% of reports
Latest report2025-07-09in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
White-headed gull complex reports at KCLE: 9 paired reports in the FAA file
White-headed gull complex reports at KCLE contains 9 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 3 record engine ingestion, while the national White-headed gull complex parent contains 411 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.