AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Ring-billed gull reports at KGYY
The FAA database contains 8 filed reports pairing Gary/Chicago Intl Arpt (KGYY) with Ring-billed gull; damage was indicated in 12.5% 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 reports81990–export
Damage indicated112.5% of reports
Engine ingestion00.0% of reports
Latest report2024-04-07in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Ring-billed gull reports at KGYY: 8 paired reports in the FAA file
Ring-billed gull reports at KGYY contains 8 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 0 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.