United States

Chicago Rockford International Airport

KRFD RFD Chicago/Rockford

Live conditions Day

Wind

000° / 0 kt

Visibility

10+ SM / 16.1+ km

Temp / Dew

28.3°C / 83°F · dew 20.6°C / 69°F

Altimeter

1012 hPa / 29.89 inHg

RWY 01 currently favored — 0.0 kt headwind from 000° / 0 kt

Local now

17:29 UTC

Sunrise

10:20

Sunset

01:29

Raw METAR + TAF
METAR KRFD 061654Z 00000KT 10SM SCT032 SCT100 BKN250 28/21 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP115 T02830206 $

TAF KRFD 061457Z 0615/0712 23005KT P6SM FEW020 BKN200 FM061800 31006KT P6SM SCT040 FM070000 08005KT P6SM SCT050
Updated 0 minutes ago

Quick facts

ICAO / IATA
KRFD / RFD
Type
Medium airport
Location
Chicago/Rockford, Illinois, United States
Coordinates
42.1954, -89.097198
Elevation
742 ft (226 m)
Mag variation
-1.50° W (per chart)
Runways
4 ends · longest 3,049 m / 10,003 ft

Runways

End TRUE MAG Length Width Surface ILS Glide Notes
01 005° 008° 2,499 m / 8,199 ft 46 m Asphalt
07 065° 068° 3,049 m / 10,003 ft 46 m Concrete
19 185° 188° 2,499 m / 8,199 ft 46 m Asphalt
25 245° 248° 3,049 m / 10,003 ft 46 m Concrete

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Navaids

Ident Name Type Frequency
RF Gilmy NDB 275 kHz
RFD Rockford VOR-DME 110.80 MHz

Frequencies

Other

ROCKFORD APP/DEP
121

ATIS

ATIS
126.7

Clearance

CLNC DEL
119.25

Ground

Ground
121.9

Other

KANKAKEE RDO
122.65

Tower

ROCKFORD TWR
118.3

Other

UNICOM
122.95

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Data: OurAirports navdata v2026-06-06