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Chicago Rockford International airport (United State)
Chicago Rockford International airport is located near Chicago, Rockford, with Rockford at 5mi↑, Perryville at 6mi↑, Davis Junction at 6mi↑, Valley View at 7mi↑, Stillman Valley at 7mi↑, Cherry Valley at 8mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in United State and Southernmost airports in United State
→ See also airports in United State
aerial view of Chicago Rockford International airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : KRFD
- IATA code : RFD
- Local code : -
Elevation : 226 m = 741ft
→ See also Highest airports in USA and Lowest airports in United State
Runways
- runway 07/25 : 3049m = 10003ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in United State
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weather : sky clear at Rockford
19 ↗ 27°F
wind ↑ 0mph
Monday : extreme cold alert with 14°F at Rockford
Aviation weather for Chicago Rockford International airport KRFD RFD
METAR for Chicago Rockford International airport KRFD RFD
SPECI KRFD 020511Z 20007KT 9SM -SN BKN023 OVC031 M06/M09 A3008 RMK AO2 P0000 T10611089
Decoded METAR for Chicago Rockford International airport KRFD RFD
METAR issued by KRFD on Monday, February 2, 2026 at 05:11 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 1 hours and 12 minutes ago.
visibility is 14km = 9sm.
The temperature is -6°C = 21°F, dew point is -9°C = 16°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 79 %.
QNH is 1019hPa = 30.08inHg
Wind 13km/h = 7kt, direction is 200°.
Clouds : broken at 2300ft = 700m. overcast at 3100ft = 940m.
light snow
Remarks : automatic station with precipitation sensor P0000 T10611089
TAF for Chicago Rockford International airport KRFD RFD
KRFD 020520Z 0206/0306 20011KT 6SM -SN SCT010 OVC020 TEMPO 0206/0208 2SM -FZDZ OVC008 FM020900 25009KT P6SM -SN BKN012 FM021300 29010KT P6SM SCT020 BKN035 FM030000 30007KT P6SM SCT030 BKN080
Decoded TAF for Chicago Rockford International airport KRFD RFD
TAF issued by KRFD on Monday, February 2, 2026 at 05:20 UTC, issued 1 hours and 3 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Monday, February 2, 2026 à 06:00 heure TU to Monday, February 2, 2026 à 09:00 heure UTC
0206/0306 20011KT 6SM -SN SCT010 OVC020
wind 11kt = 20km/h, direction is 200°
Visibility is 10km = 6sm.
light snow
scattered clouds at 1000ft = 300m overcast at 2000ft = 610m
temporarily from Monday, February 2, 2026 à 06:00 heure TU to Monday, February 2, 2026 à 08:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 0206/0208 2SM -FZDZ OVC008
Visibility is 3km = 2sm.
light intensity freezing drizzle
overcast at 800ft = 240m
from Monday, February 2, 2026 à 09:00 heure TU to Monday, February 2, 2026 à 13:00 heure UTC
FM020900 25009KT P6SM -SN BKN012
wind 9kt = 17km/h, direction is 250°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
light snow
broken at 1200ft = 370m
from Monday, February 2, 2026 à 13:00 heure TU to Monday, February 2, 2026 à 00:00 heure UTC
FM021300 29010KT P6SM SCT020 BKN035
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 290°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
scattered clouds at 2000ft = 610m broken at 3500ft = 1070m
from Monday, February 2, 2026 à 00:00 heure TU to Tuesday, February 3, 2026 à 06:00 heure UTC
FM030000 30007KT P6SM SCT030 BKN080
wind 7kt = 13km/h, direction is 300°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
scattered clouds at 3000ft = 910m broken at 8000ft = 2440m
NOTAM for Chicago Rockford International airport
Around Chicago Rockford International airport (United State)
near
- Hotels in Rockford
- Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel (Philadelphia) at 742mi↑
- MoMA (New York) at 788mi↑
- Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (Bilbao) at 4162mi↑
- Le Matissia (Paris) at 4175mi↑
- Paris at 4175mi↑
- Hotel Monge (Paris) at 4176mi↑
- Hotel NH Collection San Sebastián Aránzazu (San Sebastián) at 4200mi↑
- Sercotel Codina (San Sebastian) at 4200mi↑
- Aquarium de Donostia-San Sebastián (San Sebastian) at 4200mi↑
- Hotel de Londres y de Inglaterra (San Sebastian) at 4200mi↑
- San Sebastian at 4201mi↑
- Eureka! Zientzia Museoa (San Sebastiàn) at 4202mi↑
- for Chicago Rockford International airport at 0mi↑
- for Swedish American airport at 5mi↑
- for Cottonwood airport at 7mi↑
nearest airports to Chicago Rockford International airport (United State)
- Swedish American heliport ( 09IS) at 5mi↑
- Cottonwood airport ( 1C8) at 7mi↑
- Saint Anthony Medical Center heliport ( LL84) at 7mi↑
- Cheechako airport ( 82LL) at 7mi↑defunct airport
- Javon Bea Hospital-Rockton heliport ( LL83) at 7mi↑
- Ingersoll heliport ( 1IS7) at 7mi↑
- Atwood heliport ( LL82) at 7mi↑
- Stillman Fire heliport ( 3IL3) at 8mi↑
- Thrifty Acres airport ( 4IL3) at 8mi↑
- Eudy airport ( IS40) at 8mi↑defunct airport
- Lz Fairwinds airport ( LL78) at 8mi↑
- Rotstein airport ( IS59) at 10mi↑
- Sills-Anderson heliport ( 7IS1) at 10mi↑defunct airport
- Somers Blossom airport ( 2IS7) at 10mi↑defunct airport
- Mercyhealth System-Riverside heliport ( 82IL) at 11mi↑
- Machesney airport ( US-6330) at 11mi↑defunct airport
→ See also Former airports in United State
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap