AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Glaucous-winged gull reports at KPDX
The FAA database contains 36 filed reports pairing Portland Intl (Or) (KPDX) with Glaucous-winged gull; damage was indicated in 13.9% 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 reports361990–export
Damage indicated513.9% of reports
Engine ingestion411.1% of reports
Latest report2025-12-05in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Glaucous-winged gull reports at KPDX: 36 paired reports in the FAA file
Glaucous-winged gull reports at KPDX contains 36 filed reports; 5 indicate damage and 4 record engine ingestion, while the national Glaucous-winged gull parent contains 240 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.