AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Western gull reports at KSAN
The FAA database contains 50 filed reports pairing San Diego Intl (KSAN) with Western gull; damage was indicated in 8.0% and engine ingestion in 6.0%. 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 indicated48.0% of reports
Engine ingestion36.0% of reports
Latest report2026-03-23in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Western gull reports at KSAN: 50 paired reports in the FAA file
Western gull reports at KSAN contains 50 filed reports; 4 indicate damage and 3 record engine ingestion, while the national Western gull parent contains 236 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.