AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
White-headed gull complex reports at KSFO
The FAA database contains 16 filed reports pairing San Francisco Intl Arpt (KSFO) with White-headed gull complex; damage was indicated in 12.5% and engine ingestion in 12.5%. 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 indicated212.5% of reports
Engine ingestion212.5% of reports
Latest report2025-12-19in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
White-headed gull complex reports at KSFO: 16 paired reports in the FAA file
White-headed gull complex reports at KSFO contains 16 filed reports; 2 indicate damage and 2 record engine ingestion, while the national White-headed gull complex parent contains 411 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.