AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Gulls reports at KSFO
The FAA database contains 163 filed reports pairing San Francisco Intl Arpt (KSFO) with Gulls; damage was indicated in 14.7% and engine ingestion in 11.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports1631990–export
Damage indicated2414.7% of reports
Engine ingestion1811.0% of reports
Latest report2025-07-19in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Gulls reports at KSFO: 163 paired reports in the FAA file
Gulls reports at KSFO contains 163 filed reports; 24 indicate damage and 18 record engine ingestion, while the national Gulls parent contains 7,295 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.