AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Gulls reports at KDTW
The FAA database contains 67 filed reports pairing Detroit Metro Wayne County Arpt (KDTW) with Gulls; damage was indicated in 16.4% and engine ingestion in 10.4%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports671990–export
Damage indicated1116.4% of reports
Engine ingestion710.4% of reports
Latest report2024-05-12in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Gulls reports at KDTW: 67 paired reports in the FAA file
Gulls reports at KDTW contains 67 filed reports; 11 indicate damage and 7 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.