AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Franklin's gull reports at KFAR
The FAA database contains 31 filed reports pairing Hector International (KFAR) with Franklin's gull; damage was indicated in 6.5% and engine ingestion in 3.2%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports311990–export
Damage indicated26.5% of reports
Engine ingestion13.2% of reports
Latest report2022-04-22in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Franklin's gull reports at KFAR: 31 paired reports in the FAA file
Franklin's gull reports at KFAR contains 31 filed reports; 2 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Franklin's gull parent contains 287 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.