AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Gulls reports at KJFK
The FAA database contains 97 filed reports pairing John F Kennedy Intl (KJFK) with Gulls; damage was indicated in 17.5% and engine ingestion in 16.5%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports971990–export
Damage indicated1717.5% of reports
Engine ingestion1616.5% of reports
Latest report2026-07-08in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Gulls reports at KJFK: 97 paired reports in the FAA file
Gulls reports at KJFK contains 97 filed reports; 17 indicate damage and 16 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.