AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
White-headed gull complex reports at KEWR
The FAA database contains 38 filed reports pairing Newark Liberty Intl Arpt (KEWR) with White-headed gull complex; damage was indicated in 31.6% and engine ingestion in 18.4%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports381990–export
Damage indicated1231.6% of reports
Engine ingestion718.4% of reports
Latest report2025-01-04in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
White-headed gull complex reports at KEWR: 38 paired reports in the FAA file
White-headed gull complex reports at KEWR contains 38 filed reports; 12 indicate damage and 7 record engine ingestion, while the national White-headed gull complex parent contains 411 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.