AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Ring-billed gull reports at KMOT
The FAA database contains 29 filed reports pairing Minot Intl Airport (KMOT) with Ring-billed gull; damage was indicated in 3.4% and engine ingestion in 3.4%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports291990–export
Damage indicated13.4% of reports
Engine ingestion13.4% of reports
Latest report2025-08-05in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Ring-billed gull reports at KMOT: 29 paired reports in the FAA file
Ring-billed gull reports at KMOT contains 29 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.