AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Franklin's gull reports at KDFW
The FAA database contains 68 filed reports pairing Dallas/Fort Worth Intl Arpt (KDFW) with Franklin's gull; damage was indicated in 4.4% and engine ingestion in 10.3%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports681990–export
Damage indicated34.4% of reports
Engine ingestion710.3% of reports
Latest report2026-05-06in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Franklin's gull reports at KDFW: 68 paired reports in the FAA file
Franklin's gull reports at KDFW contains 68 filed reports; 3 indicate damage and 7 record engine ingestion, while the national Franklin's gull parent contains 287 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.