RFD

Chicago Rockford International Airport

ICAO KRFD42.1954°N 89.0972°W742 ft / 226 mMedium airport
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RFD airport map
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Chicago Rockford International Airport (IATA: RFD, ICAO: KRFD) is a medium airport in Chicago/Rockford, Illinois, United States. It opened in 1950. It has 2 runways; the longest is 10,002 ft (3,049 m). In 2025 it handled 303 thousand passengers.

Timeline

1 event · 1950–1950
1950
OpenedChicago Rockford International Airport opens.
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap · FAA diagram PDF
Donald A. Mabzullo International TerminalDomestic Terminal
07/25065° / 245° · LIT
LENGTH10,002 ft3,049 mWIDTH150 ft46 mSURFACEAsphalt
01/19005° / 185° · LIT
LENGTH8,200 ft2,499 mWIDTH150 ft46 mSURFACEAsphalt

Passengers per year

2014–2025
210K
231K
213K
233K
231K
247K
160K
212K
257K
245K
277K
303K
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Routes

42 destinations · 2 countries
5,000 km10,000 km2,500 mi5,000 mi7,500 miORD · Chicago O'Hare International Airport · 63 mi / 101 kmMKE · General Mitchell International Airport · 80 mi / 129 kmPIA · General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport · 110 mi / 177 kmCID · The Eastern Iowa Airport · 136 mi / 219 kmLAN · Capital Region International Airport · 234 mi / 376 kmSTL · St. Louis Lambert International Airport · 247 mi / 398 kmMSP · Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · 278 mi / 447 kmDTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · 294 mi / 473 kmCVG · Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport · 318 mi / 512 kmSDF · Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport · 330 mi / 531 kmMCI · Kansas City International Airport · 355 mi / 572 kmOMA · Eppley Airfield · 355 mi / 572 kmLCK · Rickenbacker International Airport · 361 mi / 581 kmMEM · Frederick W. Smith International Airport · 496 mi / 799 kmIAD · Washington Dulles International Airport · 651 mi / 1,047 kmCLT · Charlotte Douglas International Airport · 652 mi / 1,049 kmMDT · Harrisburg International Airport · 656 mi / 1,055 kmBWI · Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport · 683 mi / 1,099 kmPHL · Philadelphia International Airport · 739 mi / 1,189 kmDFW · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · 775 mi / 1,247 kmAFW · Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance Airport · 779 mi / 1,253 kmEWR · Newark Liberty International Airport · 779 mi / 1,254 kmJFK · John F. Kennedy International Airport · 800 mi / 1,287 kmDEN · Denver International Airport · 826 mi / 1,330 kmBDL · Bradley International Airport · 841 mi / 1,353 kmMHT · Manchester-Boston Regional Airport · 899 mi / 1,446 kmIAH · George Bush Intercontinental Airport · 912 mi / 1,468 kmBIL · Billings Logan International Airport · 995 mi / 1,602 kmSAT · San Antonio International Airport · 1,018 mi / 1,639 kmMIA · Miami International Airport · 1,238 mi / 1,993 kmPHX · Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · 1,383 mi / 2,226 kmRNO · Reno Tahoe International Airport · 1,605 mi / 2,583 kmONT · Ontario International Airport · 1,639 mi / 2,637 kmBFI · King County International Airport - Boeing Field · 1,654 mi / 2,662 kmSEA · Seattle–Tacoma International Airport · 1,654 mi / 2,662 kmPDX · Portland International Airport · 1,672 mi / 2,691 kmLGB · Long Beach International Airport · 1,675 mi / 2,695 kmLAX · Los Angeles International Airport · 1,683 mi / 2,709 kmMHR · Sacramento Mather Airport · 1,703 mi / 2,741 kmSCK · Stockton Metropolitan Airport · 1,716 mi / 2,761 kmOAK · Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport · 1,770 mi / 2,848 kmPVG · Shanghai Pudong International Airport · 7,002 mi / 11,269 kmPVGOAKLGBPDXMIASATBILMHTDENCLTMEMDTWPHXJFKAFWMCISDFMSPCIDBFIRNOIAHBWILCKOMASTLMKEBDLPHLMDTCVGPIAORDRFD
Cargo42
ORDChicago O'Hare International AirportUnited States · UPS Airlines101 km63 miMKEGeneral Mitchell International AirportUnited States · UPS Airlines129 km80 miPIAGeneral Wayne A. Downing Peoria International AirportUnited States · UPS Airlines177 km110 miCIDThe Eastern Iowa AirportUnited States · UPS Airlines219 km136 miLANCapital Region International AirportUnited States · UPS Airlines376 km234 miSTLSt. Louis Lambert International AirportUnited States · UPS Airlines398 km247 miMSPMinneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain FieldUnited States · UPS Airlines447 km278 miDTWDetroit Metropolitan Wayne County AirportUnited States · UPS Airlines473 km294 miCVGCincinnati Northern Kentucky International AirportUnited States · ABX Air512 km318 miSDFLouisville Muhammad Ali International AirportUnited States · UPS Airlines531 km330 miMCIKansas City International AirportUnited States · UPS Airlines572 km355 miOMAEppley AirfieldUnited States · UPS Airlines572 km355 miLCKRickenbacker International AirportUnited States · UPS Airlines581 km361 miMEMFrederick W. Smith International AirportUnited States · UPS Airlines799 km496 miIADWashington Dulles International AirportUnited States · UPS Airlines1,047 km651 miCLTCharlotte Douglas International AirportUnited States · UPS Airlines1,049 km652 miMDTHarrisburg International AirportUnited States · UPS Airlines1,055 km656 miBWIBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall AirportUnited States · UPS Airlines1,099 km683 miPHLPhiladelphia International AirportUnited States · UPS Airlines1,189 km739 miDFWDallas Fort Worth International AirportUnited States · UPS Airlines1,247 km775 miAFWPerot Field/Fort Worth Alliance AirportUnited States · ABX Air1,253 km779 miEWRNewark Liberty International AirportUnited States · UPS Airlines, Atlas Air1,254 km779 miJFKJohn F. Kennedy International AirportUnited States · UPS Airlines1,287 km800 miDENDenver International AirportUnited States · UPS Airlines1,330 km826 miBDLBradley International AirportUnited States · UPS Airlines1,353 km841 miMHTManchester-Boston Regional AirportUnited States · ABX Air1,446 km899 miIAHGeorge Bush Intercontinental AirportUnited States · UPS Airlines1,468 km912 miBILBillings Logan International AirportUnited States · UPS Airlines1,602 km995 miSATSan Antonio International AirportUnited States · UPS Airlines1,639 km1,018 miMIAMiami International AirportUnited States · ABX Air1,993 km1,238 miPHXPhoenix Sky Harbor International AirportUnited States · UPS Airlines2,226 km1,383 miRNOReno Tahoe International AirportUnited States · UPS Airlines2,583 km1,605 miONTOntario International AirportUnited States · UPS Airlines2,637 km1,639 miBFIKing County International Airport - Boeing FieldUnited States · UPS Airlines2,662 km1,654 miSEASeattle–Tacoma International AirportUnited States · UPS Airlines2,662 km1,654 miPDXPortland International AirportUnited States · UPS Airlines2,691 km1,672 miLGBLong Beach International AirportUnited States · UPS Airlines2,695 km1,675 miLAXLos Angeles International AirportUnited States · UPS Airlines2,709 km1,683 miMHRSacramento Mather AirportUnited States · UPS Airlines2,741 km1,703 miSCKStockton Metropolitan AirportUnited States · ABX Air2,761 km1,716 miOAKOakland San Francisco Bay AirportUnited States · UPS Airlines2,848 km1,770 miPVGShanghai Pudong International AirportChina · Atlas Air11,269 km7,002 mi
Most destinationsUPS Airlines 36ABX Air 5Atlas Air 2

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from RFD. Blue: cargo. From the Wikipedia article “Chicago Rockford International Airport” (revision of 28 Aug 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Passengers303K (2025)1 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 64KMEDIAN · 64KMORE · 103MMORE · 103M#1,342of 3,974 · #303 North America · #202 USLongest runway10,002 ft3,049 m46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=1,039of 29,823 · =225 North America · =175 USElevation742 ft226 m-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=22,532of 43,341 · =10,693 North America · =8,824 USAgeOpened 19502026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=3,626of 15,079 · =2,491 North America · =2,432 USRunways21 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=713of 29,943 · =435 North America · =391 US
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

7 channels
A/DROCKFORD APP/DEP121.000
ATISATIS126.700
CLDCLNC DEL119.250
GNDGND121.900
RDOKANKAKEE RDO122.650
TWRROCKFORD TWR118.300
UNICUNICOM122.950