AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Western gull reports at KLAX
The FAA database contains 104 filed reports pairing Los Angeles Intl (KLAX) with Western gull; damage was indicated in 11.5% and engine ingestion in 14.4%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports1041990–export
Damage indicated1211.5% of reports
Engine ingestion1514.4% of reports
Latest report2026-05-07in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Western gull reports at KLAX: 104 paired reports in the FAA file
Western gull reports at KLAX contains 104 filed reports; 12 indicate damage and 15 record engine ingestion, while the national Western gull parent contains 236 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.