AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Gulls reports at KMSY
The FAA database contains 77 filed reports pairing Louie Armstrong New Orleans Intl Arpt (KMSY) with Gulls; damage was indicated in 15.6% and engine ingestion in 16.9%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports771990–export
Damage indicated1215.6% of reports
Engine ingestion1316.9% of reports
Latest report2026-03-27in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Gulls reports at KMSY: 77 paired reports in the FAA file
Gulls reports at KMSY contains 77 filed reports; 12 indicate damage and 13 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.