Gulls

A report-level view of Gulls in the FAA National Wildlife Strike Database. Damage shares are conditional on a report being filed, not an unconditional flight risk.

Filed reports7,2951990–export

Airports represented634distinct airport IDs

Damage indicated14.2%of filed reports

Engine ingestion7.7%of filed reports

Damage-indicated reports1,034FAA report field

Serious / destroyed241FAA S or D level

Effect on flight877effect supplied

Reported cost$33.0Minflation-adjusted supplied values

02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

2016132 · 5.3% damage

2017134 · 8.2% damage

2018128 · 7.8% damage

2019123 · 8.9% damage

202069 · 8.7% damage

2021122 · 6.6% damage

2022100 · 8.0% damage

2023109 · 9.2% damage

2024104 · 6.7% damage

2025104 · 13.5% damage

03 / SEASON

2021–2025 by month

Jan28

Feb24

Mar47

Apr69

May79

Jun72

Jul45

Aug39

Sep34

Oct50

Nov28

Dec24

04 / AIRPORT RECORDS

Where this wildlife category appears

Only airport combinations with at least the publication threshold are listed.

KLGALa Guardia Arpt240 reports · 14.2% damage KPHLPhiladelphia Intl209 reports · 12.4% damage KORFNorfolk Intl167 reports · 9.0% damage KSFOSan Francisco Intl Arpt163 reports · 14.7% damage KDCARonald Reagan Washington National Arpt161 reports · 11.2% damage KBOSGeneral Edward Lawrence Logan Intl Arpt154 reports · 20.8% damage KEWRNewark Liberty Intl Arpt145 reports · 15.2% damage KMKEGeneral Mitchell Intl115 reports · 13.9% damage KOAKMetro Oakland Intl113 reports · 9.7% damage KSJCNorman Y. Mineta San Jose Intl Arpt110 reports · 10.9% damage KSANSan Diego Intl109 reports · 8.3% damage KBWIBaltimore/Wash Intl Thurgood Marshal Arpt104 reports · 17.3% damage KTPATampa Intl101 reports · 5.9% damage KBUFBuffalo-Niagara Intl101 reports · 4.0% damage KJFKJohn F Kennedy Intl97 reports · 17.5% damage KORDChicago O'Hare Intl Arpt97 reports · 5.2% damage KMDWChicago Midway Intl Arpt94 reports · 18.1% damage KMCOOrlando Intl90 reports · 12.2% damage KLAXLos Angeles Intl87 reports · 25.3% damage KPIESt. Pete-Clearwater Intl Arpt81 reports · 8.6% damage KBKLBurke Lakefront77 reports · 24.7% damage KMSYLouie Armstrong New Orleans Intl Arpt77 reports · 15.6% damage KROCGreater Rochester Intl76 reports · 7.9% damage KDTWDetroit Metro Wayne County Arpt67 reports · 16.4% damage KSLCSalt Lake City Intl60 reports · 31.7% damage KDABDaytona Beach Intl59 reports · 20.3% damage KGONGroton-New London Ar58 reports · 8.6% damage KCLECleveland-Hopkins Intl Arpt57 reports · 8.8% damage KMIAMiami Intl56 reports · 14.3% damage KFNTBishop Intl Arpt55 reports · 12.7% damage KSRQSarasota-Bradenton Intl Arpt54 reports · 5.6% damage KPDXPortland Intl (Or)54 reports · 13.0% damageKPWMPortland Intl Jetport (Me)53 reports · 3.8% damageKSEASeattle-Tacoma Intl51 reports · 17.6% damage KPAOPalo Alto Arpt Of Santa Clara County50 reports · 22.0% damage KMDTHarrisburg Intl48 reports · 6.2% damage KPHFNewport News/Williamsburg Intl48 reports · 10.4% damage KSYRSyracuse Hancock Intl48 reports · 27.1% damage KPVDRhode Island Tf Green International Airport47 reports · 17.0% damage KFLLFort Lauderdale/Hollywood Intl46 reports · 4.3% damage KJAXJacksonville Intl44 reports · 4.5% damage KISPLong Island Mac Arthur44 reports · 11.4% damage KRDURaleigh-Durham Intl44 reports · 4.5% damage TISTCyril E King Arpt41 reports · 2.4% damage KSMFSacramento Intl40 reports · 22.5% damage KMBSMbs Intl40 reports · 10.0% damage KGRBAustin Straubel Intl40 reports · 12.5% damage KGFKGrand Forks Intl38 reports · 7.9% damage KDFWDallas/Fort Worth Intl Arpt38 reports · 10.5% damage KPWKChicago Executive Arpt38 reports · 5.3% damage