AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Laughing gull reports at KLGA
The FAA database contains 78 filed reports pairing La Guardia Arpt (KLGA) with Laughing gull; damage was indicated in 3.8% and engine ingestion in 6.4%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports781990–export
Damage indicated33.8% of reports
Engine ingestion56.4% of reports
Latest report2025-09-08in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Laughing gull reports at KLGA: 78 paired reports in the FAA file
Laughing gull reports at KLGA contains 78 filed reports; 3 indicate damage and 5 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.