AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Gulls reports at KDPA
The FAA database contains 21 filed reports pairing Dupage Airport (KDPA) with Gulls; damage was indicated in 9.5% and engine ingestion in 4.8%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports211990–export
Damage indicated29.5% of reports
Engine ingestion14.8% of reports
Latest report2021-03-24in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Gulls reports at KDPA: 21 paired reports in the FAA file
Gulls reports at KDPA contains 21 filed reports; 2 indicate damage and 1 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.