AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Glaucous-winged gull reports at KSEA
The FAA database contains 52 filed reports pairing Seattle-Tacoma Intl (KSEA) with Glaucous-winged gull; damage was indicated in 9.6% and engine ingestion in 5.8%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports521990–export
Damage indicated59.6% of reports
Engine ingestion35.8% of reports
Latest report2025-12-10in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Glaucous-winged gull reports at KSEA: 52 paired reports in the FAA file
Glaucous-winged gull reports at KSEA contains 52 filed reports; 5 indicate damage and 3 record engine ingestion, while the national Glaucous-winged gull parent contains 240 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.