AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Gulls reports at KMDW
The FAA database contains 94 filed reports pairing Chicago Midway Intl Arpt (KMDW) with Gulls; damage was indicated in 18.1% and engine ingestion in 16.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports941990–export
Damage indicated1718.1% of reports
Engine ingestion1516.0% of reports
Latest report2024-07-11in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Gulls reports at KMDW: 94 paired reports in the FAA file
Gulls reports at KMDW contains 94 filed reports; 17 indicate damage and 15 record engine ingestion, while the national Gulls parent contains 7,295 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.