AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Western gull reports at KSFO
The FAA database contains 16 filed reports pairing San Francisco Intl Arpt (KSFO) with Western gull; damage was indicated in 18.8% and engine ingestion in 18.8%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports161990–export
Damage indicated318.8% of reports
Engine ingestion318.8% of reports
Latest report2025-12-01in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Western gull reports at KSFO: 16 paired reports in the FAA file
Western gull reports at KSFO contains 16 filed reports; 3 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.