AIRPORT × WILDLIFE

Gulls reports at KLAX

The FAA database contains 87 filed reports pairing Los Angeles Intl (KLAX) with Gulls; damage was indicated in 25.3% and engine ingestion in 13.8%. This count is not a future-event probability.

Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026

Filed reports871990–export

Damage indicated2225.3% of reports

Engine ingestion1213.8% of reports

Latest report2025-01-25in this aggregate

01 / CONTEXT

Gulls reports at KLAX: 87 paired reports in the FAA file

Gulls reports at KLAX contains 87 filed reports; 22 indicate damage and 12 record engine ingestion, while the national Gulls parent contains 7,295 reports.

AIRPORTKLAXLos Angeles Intl WILDLIFEGulls7,295 reports nationally

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.