AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Laughing gull reports at TIST
The FAA database contains 33 filed reports pairing Cyril E King Arpt (TIST) with Laughing gull; damage was indicated in 3.0% and engine ingestion in 3.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports331990–export
Damage indicated13.0% of reports
Engine ingestion13.0% of reports
Latest report2025-08-19in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Laughing gull reports at TIST: 33 paired reports in the FAA file
Laughing gull reports at TIST contains 33 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Laughing gull parent contains 1,365 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.