AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Laughing gull reports at KJFK
The FAA database contains 589 filed reports pairing John F Kennedy Intl (KJFK) with Laughing gull; damage was indicated in 0.7% and engine ingestion in 2.4%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports5891990–export
Damage indicated40.7% of reports
Engine ingestion142.4% of reports
Latest report2026-07-17in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Laughing gull reports at KJFK: 589 paired reports in the FAA file
Laughing gull reports at KJFK contains 589 filed reports; 4 indicate damage and 14 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.