AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Ring-billed gull reports at KEWR
The FAA database contains 66 filed reports pairing Newark Liberty Intl Arpt (KEWR) with Ring-billed gull; damage was indicated in 4.5% and engine ingestion in 4.5%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports661990–export
Damage indicated34.5% of reports
Engine ingestion34.5% of reports
Latest report2026-03-03in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Ring-billed gull reports at KEWR: 66 paired reports in the FAA file
Ring-billed gull reports at KEWR contains 66 filed reports; 3 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.