AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Ring-billed gull reports at KDTW
The FAA database contains 94 filed reports pairing Detroit Metro Wayne County Arpt (KDTW) with Ring-billed gull; damage was indicated in 2.1% and engine ingestion in 10.6%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports941990–export
Damage indicated22.1% of reports
Engine ingestion1010.6% of reports
Latest report2025-12-05in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Ring-billed gull reports at KDTW: 94 paired reports in the FAA file
Ring-billed gull reports at KDTW contains 94 filed reports; 2 indicate damage and 10 record engine ingestion, while the national Ring-billed gull parent contains 2,496 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.