AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Gulls reports at KPHL
The FAA database contains 209 filed reports pairing Philadelphia Intl (KPHL) with Gulls; damage was indicated in 12.4% and engine ingestion in 6.7%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports2091990–export
Damage indicated2612.4% of reports
Engine ingestion146.7% of reports
Latest report2025-10-31in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Gulls reports at KPHL: 209 paired reports in the FAA file
Gulls reports at KPHL contains 209 filed reports; 26 indicate damage and 14 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.