AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Gulls reports at KILM
The FAA database contains 37 filed reports pairing Wilmington Intl (KILM) with Gulls; damage was indicated in 10.8% and engine ingestion in 5.4%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports371990–export
Damage indicated410.8% of reports
Engine ingestion25.4% of reports
Latest report2025-01-05in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Gulls reports at KILM: 37 paired reports in the FAA file
Gulls reports at KILM contains 37 filed reports; 4 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.