AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Gulls reports at KPHF
The FAA database contains 48 filed reports pairing Newport News/Williamsburg Intl (KPHF) with Gulls; damage was indicated in 10.4% and engine ingestion in 4.2%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports481990–export
Damage indicated510.4% of reports
Engine ingestion24.2% of reports
Latest report2025-04-27in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Gulls reports at KPHF: 48 paired reports in the FAA file
Gulls reports at KPHF contains 48 filed reports; 5 indicate damage and 2 record engine ingestion, while the national Gulls parent contains 7,295 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.