AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Herring gull reports at KMKE
The FAA database contains 131 filed reports pairing General Mitchell Intl (KMKE) with Herring gull; damage was indicated in 3.8% and engine ingestion in 1.5%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports1311990–export
Damage indicated53.8% of reports
Engine ingestion21.5% of reports
Latest report2026-04-25in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Herring gull reports at KMKE: 131 paired reports in the FAA file
Herring gull reports at KMKE contains 131 filed reports; 5 indicate damage and 2 record engine ingestion, while the national Herring gull parent contains 2,261 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.