AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Gulls reports at KGYY
The FAA database contains 13 filed reports pairing Gary/Chicago Intl Arpt (KGYY) with Gulls; damage was indicated in 23.1% and engine ingestion in 15.4%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports131990–export
Damage indicated323.1% of reports
Engine ingestion215.4% of reports
Latest report2026-04-08in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Gulls reports at KGYY: 13 paired reports in the FAA file
Gulls reports at KGYY contains 13 filed reports; 3 indicate damage and 2 record engine ingestion, while the national Gulls parent contains 7,295 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.