AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Ring-billed gull reports at KGFK
The FAA database contains 17 filed reports pairing Grand Forks Intl (KGFK) with Ring-billed gull; damage was indicated in 5.9% and engine ingestion in 5.9%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports171990–export
Damage indicated15.9% of reports
Engine ingestion15.9% of reports
Latest report2024-11-04in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Ring-billed gull reports at KGFK: 17 paired reports in the FAA file
Ring-billed gull reports at KGFK contains 17 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 1 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.