AIRPORT × WILDLIFE

Gulls reports at KPWK

The FAA database contains 38 filed reports pairing Chicago Executive Arpt (KPWK) with Gulls; damage was indicated in 5.3% 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 reports381990–export

Damage indicated25.3% of reports

Engine ingestion12.6% of reports

Latest report2026-04-30in this aggregate

01 / CONTEXT

Gulls reports at KPWK: 38 paired reports in the FAA file

Gulls reports at KPWK contains 38 filed reports; 2 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Gulls parent contains 7,295 reports.

AIRPORTKPWKChicago Executive Arpt WILDLIFEGulls7,295 reports nationally

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.