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
45
3.1%
DEP / DAY
47
3.3%
ON-TIME
18.7% Bottom 25%
arr · avg 72 minest
AVG DELAY
72 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 45 arrivals and 47 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 13 carriers across 62 routes. Roughly 40% 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 19% with an average delay of 72 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

38m ago
Temp
90°F
Wind
9 kts
180°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
KRFD 032054Z 18009KT 10SM FEW150 SCT250 32/22 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP126 T03220222 56014

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 29 0h 52m
RFDONT
Ontario, US
United Parcel Service 20 3h 24m
RFDDFW
Dallas-Fort Worth, US
United Parcel Service 17 1h 52m
RFDPHX
Phoenix, US
United Parcel Service 14 2h 56m
RFDCVG
Cincinnati / Covington, US
ABX AIR 14 0h 53m
RFDEWR
Newark, US
United Parcel Service 13 1h 54m
RFDMHT
Manchester, US
ABX AIR 13 1h 59m
RFDMSP
Minneapolis, US
United Parcel Service 13 0h 53m
RFDSEA
Seattle, US
ABX AIR 13 3h 52m
RFDPDX
Portland, US
United Parcel Service 12 3h 39m
RFDPHL
Philadelphia, US
United Parcel Service 12 1h 44m
RFDBFI
Seattle, US
United Parcel Service 12 3h 29m
RFDOMA
Omaha, US
United Parcel Service 11 0h 49m
RFDMIA
Miami, US
ABX AIR 11 2h 47m
RFDBDL
Hartford, US
AIR Transport International (Little Rock 11 1h 55m
RFDJFK
New York, US
United Parcel Service 9 2h 12m
RFDBDL
Hartford, US
United Parcel Service 9 1h 50m
RFDSAT
San Antonio, US
United Parcel Service 8 2h 22m
RFDMCI
Kansas City, US
United Parcel Service 8 0h 49m
RFDDTW
Detroit, US
United Parcel Service 8 0h 51m
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