AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
White-headed gull complex reports at KSLC
The FAA database contains 28 filed reports pairing Salt Lake City Intl (KSLC) with White-headed gull complex; damage was indicated in 25.0% and engine ingestion in 21.4%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports281990–export
Damage indicated725.0% of reports
Engine ingestion621.4% of reports
Latest report2026-03-23in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
White-headed gull complex reports at KSLC: 28 paired reports in the FAA file
White-headed gull complex reports at KSLC contains 28 filed reports; 7 indicate damage and 6 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.