FAA PUBLIC EXPORT · 355,556 REPORTSVOLUNTARY REPORTING · NOT A RISK SCORESNAPSHOT 16 SEP 2026
RUNWAYWILDLIFETHE REPORTED STRIKE RECORD
FAA SPECIES NE101PUBLIC FAA RECORD

WILDLIFE PROFILE

Herring gull

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

Filed reports2,2611990–export
Airports represented163distinct airport IDs
Damage indicated7.2%of filed reports
Engine ingestion6.1%of filed reports
Damage-indicated reports162FAA report field
Serious / destroyed51FAA S or D level
Effect on flight140effect supplied
Reported cost$8.2Minflation-adjusted supplied values
02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

201683 · 6.0% damage
201759 · 10.2% damage
201885 · 4.7% damage
201995 · 4.2% damage
202062 · 9.7% damage
202167 · 9.0% damage
202277 · 6.5% damage
202397 · 3.1% damage
202477 · 7.8% damage
202570 · 8.6% damage
03 / SEASON

2021–2025 by month

Jan14
Feb9
Mar22
Apr37
May39
Jun30
Jul32
Aug30
Sep57
Oct57
Nov31
Dec30
04 / AIRPORT RECORDS

Where this wildlife category appears

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

KJFKJohn F Kennedy Intl684 reports · 6.4% damageKBOSGeneral Edward Lawrence Logan Intl Arpt312 reports · 7.4% damageKLGALa Guardia Arpt230 reports · 6.1% damageKMKEGeneral Mitchell Intl131 reports · 3.8% damageKEWRNewark Liberty Intl Arpt75 reports · 5.3% damageKGONGroton-New London Ar71 reports · 14.1% damageKPWMPortland Intl Jetport (Me)68 reports · 4.4% damageKBKLBurke Lakefront52 reports · 1.9% damageKOQUQuonset State Arpt39 reports · 10.3% damageKCLECleveland-Hopkins Intl Arpt30 reports · 6.7% damageKACKNantucket Memorial28 reports · 0.0% damageKDTWDetroit Metro Wayne County Arpt25 reports · 16.0% damageKALBAlbany Intl25 reports · 8.0% damageKORDChicago O'Hare Intl Arpt21 reports · 14.3% damageKHYACape Cod Gateway Airport21 reports · 0.0% damageKBDLBradley Intl19 reports · 5.3% damageKTEBTeterboro Airport17 reports · 11.8% damageKBHBHancock County-Bar Harbor15 reports · 6.7% damageKAUGAugusta State14 reports · 7.1% damageKDCARonald Reagan Washington National Arpt13 reports · 0.0% damageKBWIBaltimore/Wash Intl Thurgood Marshal Arpt12 reports · 41.7% damagePAFAFairbanks Intl Arpt10 reports · 0.0% damageKGRRGerald R. Ford Intl Arpt10 reports · 0.0% damageKHVNTweed-New Haven Arpt10 reports · 10.0% damageKEWBNew Bedford Regional Arpt9 reports · 0.0% damageKACYAtlantic City Intl9 reports · 0.0% damageKORFNorfolk Intl9 reports · 0.0% damageKPDXPortland Intl (Or)9 reports · 22.2% damageKSRQSarasota-Bradenton Intl Arpt9 reports · 0.0% damagePANCTed Stevens Anchorage Intl9 reports · 11.1% damageKPVDRhode Island Tf Green International Airport8 reports · 37.5% damageKPHLPhiladelphia Intl8 reports · 12.5% damage