AIRPORT × WILDLIFE

Gulls reports at KRDU

The FAA database contains 44 filed reports pairing Raleigh-Durham Intl (KRDU) with Gulls; damage was indicated in 4.5% and engine ingestion in 9.1%. This count is not a future-event probability.

Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026

Filed reports441990–export

Damage indicated24.5% of reports

Engine ingestion49.1% of reports

Latest report2017-04-20in this aggregate

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Gulls reports at KRDU: 44 paired reports in the FAA file

Gulls reports at KRDU contains 44 filed reports; 2 indicate damage and 4 record engine ingestion, while the national Gulls parent contains 7,295 reports.

AIRPORTKRDURaleigh-Durham Intl 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.