AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Laughing gull reports at KMSY
The FAA database contains 9 filed reports pairing Louie Armstrong New Orleans Intl Arpt (KMSY) with Laughing gull; damage was indicated in 11.1% and engine ingestion in 11.1%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports91990–export
Damage indicated111.1% of reports
Engine ingestion111.1% of reports
Latest report2019-07-14in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Laughing gull reports at KMSY: 9 paired reports in the FAA file
Laughing gull reports at KMSY contains 9 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Laughing gull parent contains 1,365 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.