AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Short-billed gull reports at KPDX
The FAA database contains 42 filed reports pairing Portland Intl (Or) (KPDX) with Short-billed gull; damage was indicated in 7.1% and engine ingestion in 4.8%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports421990–export
Damage indicated37.1% of reports
Engine ingestion24.8% of reports
Latest report2025-03-10in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Short-billed gull reports at KPDX: 42 paired reports in the FAA file
Short-billed gull reports at KPDX contains 42 filed reports; 3 indicate damage and 2 record engine ingestion, while the national Short-billed gull parent contains 95 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.