AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Gulls reports at KCLT
The FAA database contains 28 filed reports pairing Charlotte/Douglas Intl Arpt (KCLT) with Gulls; damage was indicated in 7.1% and engine ingestion in 7.1%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports281990–export
Damage indicated27.1% of reports
Engine ingestion27.1% of reports
Latest report2020-02-10in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Gulls reports at KCLT: 28 paired reports in the FAA file
Gulls reports at KCLT contains 28 filed reports; 2 indicate damage and 2 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.