AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Ring-billed gull reports at KIAD
The FAA database contains 61 filed reports pairing Washington Dulles Intl Arpt (KIAD) with Ring-billed gull; damage was indicated in 14.8% and engine ingestion in 11.5%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports611990–export
Damage indicated914.8% of reports
Engine ingestion711.5% of reports
Latest report2024-03-09in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Ring-billed gull reports at KIAD: 61 paired reports in the FAA file
Ring-billed gull reports at KIAD contains 61 filed reports; 9 indicate damage and 7 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.