AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Great black-backed gull reports at KJFK
The FAA database contains 93 filed reports pairing John F Kennedy Intl (KJFK) with Great black-backed gull; damage was indicated in 10.8% and engine ingestion in 7.5%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports931990–export
Damage indicated1010.8% of reports
Engine ingestion77.5% of reports
Latest report2026-06-01in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Great black-backed gull reports at KJFK: 93 paired reports in the FAA file
Great black-backed gull reports at KJFK contains 93 filed reports; 10 indicate damage and 7 record engine ingestion, while the national Great black-backed gull parent contains 211 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.