AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Ring-billed gull reports at KMKE
The FAA database contains 64 filed reports pairing General Mitchell Intl (KMKE) with Ring-billed gull; damage was indicated in 1.6% and engine ingestion in 1.6%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports641990–export
Damage indicated11.6% of reports
Engine ingestion11.6% of reports
Latest report2026-04-14in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Ring-billed gull reports at KMKE: 64 paired reports in the FAA file
Ring-billed gull reports at KMKE contains 64 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 1 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.