AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Ring-billed gull reports at KMCO
The FAA database contains 39 filed reports pairing Orlando Intl (KMCO) with Ring-billed gull; damage was indicated in 17.9% and engine ingestion in 17.9%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports391990–export
Damage indicated717.9% of reports
Engine ingestion717.9% of reports
Latest report2026-01-18in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Ring-billed gull reports at KMCO: 39 paired reports in the FAA file
Ring-billed gull reports at KMCO contains 39 filed reports; 7 indicate damage and 7 record engine ingestion, while the national Ring-billed gull parent contains 2,496 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.