AIRPORT × WILDLIFE

Herring gull reports at KGON

The FAA database contains 71 filed reports pairing Groton-New London Ar (KGON) with Herring gull; damage was indicated in 14.1% and engine ingestion in 1.4%. This count is not a future-event probability.

Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026

Filed reports711990–export

Damage indicated1014.1% of reports

Engine ingestion11.4% of reports

Latest report2024-04-24in this aggregate

01 / CONTEXT

Herring gull reports at KGON: 71 paired reports in the FAA file

Herring gull reports at KGON contains 71 filed reports; 10 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Herring gull parent contains 2,261 reports.

AIRPORTKGONGroton-New London Ar WILDLIFEHerring gull2,261 reports nationally

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.