AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Western gull reports at KOAK
The FAA database contains 23 filed reports pairing Metro Oakland Intl (KOAK) with Western gull; damage was indicated in 13.0% and engine ingestion in 13.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports231990–export
Damage indicated313.0% of reports
Engine ingestion313.0% of reports
Latest report2026-02-19in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Western gull reports at KOAK: 23 paired reports in the FAA file
Western gull reports at KOAK contains 23 filed reports; 3 indicate damage and 3 record engine ingestion, while the national Western gull parent contains 236 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.