AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Herring gull reports at KDTW
The FAA database contains 25 filed reports pairing Detroit Metro Wayne County Arpt (KDTW) with Herring gull; damage was indicated in 16.0% and engine ingestion in 4.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports251990–export
Damage indicated416.0% of reports
Engine ingestion14.0% of reports
Latest report2026-04-02in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Herring gull reports at KDTW: 25 paired reports in the FAA file
Herring gull reports at KDTW contains 25 filed reports; 4 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Herring gull parent contains 2,261 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.