AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Laughing gull reports at KJAX
The FAA database contains 51 filed reports pairing Jacksonville Intl (KJAX) with Laughing gull; damage was indicated in 2.0% and engine ingestion in 9.8%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports511990–export
Damage indicated12.0% of reports
Engine ingestion59.8% of reports
Latest report2026-06-14in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Laughing gull reports at KJAX: 51 paired reports in the FAA file
Laughing gull reports at KJAX contains 51 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 5 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.