Chicago Rockford International Airport satellite view
📍 Chicago/Rockford⬆ 742 ft2 runways
KRFD · RFD

Chicago Rockford International Airport

42.19540°N
-89.09720°W
ARR / DAY
35
23.2%
DEP / DAY
38
21.7%
ON-TIME
13.9% Bottom 25%
arr · avg 80 minest
AVG DELAY
80 min
7d window

Chicago Rockford International Airport (KRFD/RFD) is a large international airport located in Chicago/Rockford, IL. It features 2 runways with the longest being 10,002 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 35 arrivals and 38 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 13 carriers across 59 routes. Roughly 37% of observed flights are cargo operations (FedEx, UPS, and similar). This airport is primarily a cargo gateway. The most active carrier is United Parcel Service (UPS). The busiest route is to Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (KSDF). On-time performance averages 14% with an average delay of 80 minutes against scheduled times. At the busiest hour of an average day, we calculated that a plane takes off or lands roughly every 360 seconds.

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

34m ago
Temp
85°F
Wind
3 kts
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
KRFD 030054Z VRB03KT 10SM SCT180 29/23 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP122 T02940233

Delays by hour

Avg minutes · local time · last 30 days

Schedule vs actual
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Communications Frequencies

2026-06-11
Type Freq (MHz) Hours
TWR 118.100 24
TWR 290.375 24
GND 121.900 24
GND 290.375 24
ATIS 127.600 24
APCH 121.000 24
APCH 126.000 24
APCH 327.000 24
UNICOM 122.950
LCL/P 118.100 24
OTHER 119.250 24
CD/P 119.250 24
OTHER 121.000 24
TRSA 121.000 24
EMERG 121.500 24
OTHER 122.500
ROCKFORD 122.500
OTHER 126.000 24
TRSA 126.000 24
EMERG 243.000 24
LCL/P 290.375 24
OTHER 327.000 24
TRSA 327.000 24
Airport operations
ARTCC:
ZAU
Elevation:
742 ft
Mag var:
3° W
Fuel:
100LL, A1+

Destination network

Great-circle routes from KRFD · last 7d

57 destinations
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Hourly traffic

Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days

peak 3 AM · 1 movement every 360 s
12a 1a 2a 3a 4a 5a 6a 7a 8a 9a 10a 11a 12p 1p 2p 3p 4p 5p 6p 7p 8p 9p 10p 11p

Top routes

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Route Operator Flights Avg enroute
RFDSDF
Louisville, US
United Parcel Service 23 0h 53m
RFDONT
Ontario, US
United Parcel Service 16 3h 24m
RFDDFW
Dallas-Fort Worth, US
United Parcel Service 14 1h 53m
RFDCVG
Cincinnati / Covington, US
ABX AIR 12 0h 54m
RFDMHT
Manchester, US
ABX AIR 11 1h 59m
RFDSEA
Seattle, US
ABX AIR 11 3h 54m
RFDEWR
Newark, US
United Parcel Service 10 1h 53m
RFDPHX
Phoenix, US
United Parcel Service 10 2h 58m
RFDBFI
Seattle, US
United Parcel Service 9 3h 30m
RFDMSP
Minneapolis, US
United Parcel Service 9 0h 53m
RFDPHL
Philadelphia, US
United Parcel Service 9 1h 44m
RFDBDL
Hartford, US
AIR Transport International (Little Rock 9 1h 55m
RFDMIA
Miami, US
ABX AIR 9 2h 49m
RFDOMA
Omaha, US
United Parcel Service 8 0h 49m
RFDPDX
Portland, US
United Parcel Service 7 3h 41m
RFDJFK
New York, US
United Parcel Service 7 2h 11m
RFDSBD
San Bernardino, US
AIR Transport International (Little Rock 6 3h 42m
RFDONT
Ontario, US
ABX AIR 6 3h 23m
RFDILN
Wilmington, US
AIR Transport International (Little Rock 6 0h 55m
RFDBDL
Hartford, US
United Parcel Service 6 1h 48m
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