AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
White-headed gull complex reports at KLGA
The FAA database contains 54 filed reports pairing La Guardia Arpt (KLGA) with White-headed gull complex; damage was indicated in 14.8% and engine ingestion in 11.1%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports541990–export
Damage indicated814.8% of reports
Engine ingestion611.1% of reports
Latest report2026-05-04in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
White-headed gull complex reports at KLGA: 54 paired reports in the FAA file
White-headed gull complex reports at KLGA contains 54 filed reports; 8 indicate damage and 6 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.