AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Herring gull reports at PAFA
The FAA database contains 10 filed reports pairing Fairbanks Intl Arpt (PAFA) with Herring gull; damage was indicated in 0.0% and engine ingestion in 10.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports101990–export
Damage indicated00.0% of reports
Engine ingestion110.0% of reports
Latest report2026-07-09in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Herring gull reports at PAFA: 10 paired reports in the FAA file
Herring gull reports at PAFA contains 10 filed reports; 0 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Herring gull parent contains 2,261 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.