AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Laughing gull reports at KGPT
The FAA database contains 18 filed reports pairing Gulfport-Biloxi Intl Aprt (KGPT) with Laughing gull; damage was indicated in 5.6% and engine ingestion in 0.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports181990–export
Damage indicated15.6% of reports
Engine ingestion00.0% of reports
Latest report2026-06-18in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Laughing gull reports at KGPT: 18 paired reports in the FAA file
Laughing gull reports at KGPT contains 18 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 0 record engine ingestion, while the national Laughing gull parent contains 1,365 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.