AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Ring-billed gull reports at KELM
The FAA database contains 20 filed reports pairing Elmira/Corning Regional Arpt (KELM) with Ring-billed gull; damage was indicated in 10.0% and engine ingestion in 15.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports201990–export
Damage indicated210.0% of reports
Engine ingestion315.0% of reports
Latest report2026-05-13in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Ring-billed gull reports at KELM: 20 paired reports in the FAA file
Ring-billed gull reports at KELM contains 20 filed reports; 2 indicate damage and 3 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.