# Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD / KRFD)

**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.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/krfd

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: RFD / KRFD
- FAA: RFD
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Chicago/Rockford, Illinois, United States
- Opened: 1950
- Elevation: 742 ft / 226 m
- Coordinates: 42.1954, -89.0972
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 10,002 ft / 3,049 m
- Instrument procedures: 9 approaches, 1 departure, 4 arrivals
- Passengers: 302,521 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: http://www.flyrfd.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Rockford_International_Airport (16 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1071990
- Weather station: KRFD · WMO 72543
- Ident: KRFD

## Timeline

- 1950: Chicago Rockford International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07/25 | 10,002 ft / 3,049 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 065° / 245° | yes |
| 01/19 | 8,200 ft / 2,499 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 005° / 185° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00954AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 210,016 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 230,946 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 212,525 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 233,159 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 231,170 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 246,608 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 159,639 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 212,352 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 256,538 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 244,865 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 277,093 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 302,521 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

42 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Cargo (42)

- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 63 mi / 101 km · UPS Airlines
- [MKE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmke.md) General Mitchell International Airport · United States · 80 mi / 129 km · UPS Airlines
- [PIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpia.md) General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport · United States · 110 mi / 177 km · UPS Airlines
- [CID](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcid.md) The Eastern Iowa Airport · United States · 136 mi / 219 km · UPS Airlines
- [LAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klan.md) Capital Region International Airport · United States · 234 mi / 376 km · UPS Airlines
- [STL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kstl.md) St. Louis Lambert International Airport · United States · 247 mi / 398 km · UPS Airlines
- [MSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsp.md) Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · United States · 278 mi / 447 km · UPS Airlines
- [DTW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdtw.md) Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · United States · 294 mi / 473 km · UPS Airlines
- [CVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcvg.md) Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport · United States · 318 mi / 512 km · ABX Air
- [SDF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksdf.md) Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport · United States · 330 mi / 531 km · UPS Airlines
- [MCI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmci.md) Kansas City International Airport · United States · 355 mi / 572 km · UPS Airlines
- [OMA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/koma.md) Eppley Airfield · United States · 355 mi / 572 km · UPS Airlines
- [LCK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klck.md) Rickenbacker International Airport · United States · 361 mi / 581 km · UPS Airlines
- [MEM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmem.md) Frederick W. Smith International Airport · United States · 496 mi / 799 km · UPS Airlines
- [IAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiad.md) Washington Dulles International Airport · United States · 651 mi / 1,047 km · UPS Airlines
- [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · United States · 652 mi / 1,049 km · UPS Airlines
- [MDT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmdt.md) Harrisburg International Airport · United States · 656 mi / 1,055 km · UPS Airlines
- [BWI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbwi.md) Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport · United States · 683 mi / 1,099 km · UPS Airlines
- [PHL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphl.md) Philadelphia International Airport · United States · 739 mi / 1,189 km · UPS Airlines
- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 775 mi / 1,247 km · UPS Airlines
- [AFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kafw.md) Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance Airport · United States · 779 mi / 1,253 km · ABX Air
- [EWR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kewr.md) Newark Liberty International Airport · United States · 779 mi / 1,254 km · UPS Airlines, Atlas Air
- [JFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjfk.md) John F. Kennedy International Airport · United States · 800 mi / 1,287 km · UPS Airlines
- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 826 mi / 1,330 km · UPS Airlines
- [BDL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbdl.md) Bradley International Airport · United States · 841 mi / 1,353 km · UPS Airlines
- [MHT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmht.md) Manchester-Boston Regional Airport · United States · 899 mi / 1,446 km · ABX Air
- [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 912 mi / 1,468 km · UPS Airlines
- [BIL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbil.md) Billings Logan International Airport · United States · 995 mi / 1,602 km · UPS Airlines
- [SAT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksat.md) San Antonio International Airport · United States · 1,018 mi / 1,639 km · UPS Airlines
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 1,238 mi / 1,993 km · ABX Air
- [PHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphx.md) Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · United States · 1,383 mi / 2,226 km · UPS Airlines
- [RNO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krno.md) Reno Tahoe International Airport · United States · 1,605 mi / 2,583 km · UPS Airlines
- [ONT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kont.md) Ontario International Airport · United States · 1,639 mi / 2,637 km · UPS Airlines
- [BFI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbfi.md) King County International Airport - Boeing Field · United States · 1,654 mi / 2,662 km · UPS Airlines
- [SEA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksea.md) Seattle–Tacoma International Airport · United States · 1,654 mi / 2,662 km · UPS Airlines
- [PDX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpdx.md) Portland International Airport · United States · 1,672 mi / 2,691 km · UPS Airlines
- [LGB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klgb.md) Long Beach International Airport · United States · 1,675 mi / 2,695 km · UPS Airlines
- [LAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klax.md) Los Angeles International Airport · United States · 1,683 mi / 2,709 km · UPS Airlines
- [MHR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmhr.md) Sacramento Mather Airport · United States · 1,703 mi / 2,741 km · UPS Airlines
- [SCK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksck.md) Stockton Metropolitan Airport · United States · 1,716 mi / 2,761 km · ABX Air
- [OAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/koak.md) Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport · United States · 1,770 mi / 2,848 km · UPS Airlines
- [PVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zspd.md) Shanghai Pudong International Airport · China · 7,002 mi / 11,269 km · Atlas Air

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from RFD, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Cargo (3)

- 5X [UPS Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ups-airlines) · 36
- GB [ABX Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/abx-air) · 5
- 5Y [Atlas Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/atlas-air) · 2

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 303K (2025) | #1,342 of 3,974 | #303 in North America | #202 in US |
| Longest runway | 10,002 ft / 3,049 m | =1,039 of 29,858 | =225 in North America | =175 in US |
| Elevation | 742 ft / 226 m | =22,552 of 43,403 | =10,696 in North America | =8,827 in US |
| Age | Opened 1950 | =3,626 of 15,079 | =2,491 in North America | =2,432 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | ROCKFORD APP/DEP | 121.000 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 126.700 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 119.250 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| RDO | KANKAKEE RDO | 122.650 |
| TWR | ROCKFORD TWR | 118.300 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [DPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdpa.md) Dupage Airport · 48 mi / 77 km
- [PWK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpwk.md) Chicago Executive Airport · 62 mi / 99 km
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · 63 mi / 101 km
- [ENW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kenw.md) Kenosha Regional Airport · 66 mi / 106 km
- [MSN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsn.md) Dane County Regional Truax Field · 66 mi / 107 km
- [MDW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmdw.md) Chicago Midway International Airport · 75 mi / 120 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Chicago Rockford International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chicago_Rockford_International_Airport&oldid=1371720440), revision of 28 Aug 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/krfd/data