AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Great black-backed gull reports at KLGA
The FAA database contains 25 filed reports pairing La Guardia Arpt (KLGA) with Great black-backed gull; damage was indicated in 4.0% and engine ingestion in 4.0%. 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 indicated14.0% of reports
Engine ingestion14.0% of reports
Latest report2025-12-19in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Great black-backed gull reports at KLGA: 25 paired reports in the FAA file
Great black-backed gull reports at KLGA contains 25 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Great black-backed gull parent contains 211 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.