AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
White-headed gull complex reports at KLAX
The FAA database contains 25 filed reports pairing Los Angeles Intl (KLAX) with White-headed gull complex; damage was indicated in 24.0% and engine ingestion in 20.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports251990–export
Damage indicated624.0% of reports
Engine ingestion520.0% of reports
Latest report2025-02-01in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
White-headed gull complex reports at KLAX: 25 paired reports in the FAA file
White-headed gull complex reports at KLAX contains 25 filed reports; 6 indicate damage and 5 record engine ingestion, while the national White-headed gull complex parent contains 411 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.