AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Ring-billed gull reports at KPWM
The FAA database contains 50 filed reports pairing Portland Intl Jetport (Me) (KPWM) with Ring-billed gull; damage was indicated in 0.0% and engine ingestion in 4.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports501990–export
Damage indicated00.0% of reports
Engine ingestion24.0% of reports
Latest report2025-10-31in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Ring-billed gull reports at KPWM: 50 paired reports in the FAA file
Ring-billed gull reports at KPWM contains 50 filed reports; 0 indicate damage and 2 record engine ingestion, while the national Ring-billed gull parent contains 2,496 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.