AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Herring gull reports at KOQU
The FAA database contains 39 filed reports pairing Quonset State Arpt (KOQU) with Herring gull; damage was indicated in 10.3% and engine ingestion in 2.6%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports391990–export
Damage indicated410.3% of reports
Engine ingestion12.6% of reports
Latest report2026-05-14in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Herring gull reports at KOQU: 39 paired reports in the FAA file
Herring gull reports at KOQU contains 39 filed reports; 4 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Herring gull parent contains 2,261 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.