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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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Aviation weather for Chicago Rockford International airport KRFD RFD
METAR for Chicago Rockford International airport KRFD RFD
KRFD 230654Z 16006KT 10SM CLR 25/21 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP156 T02500206
Decoded METAR for Chicago Rockford International airport KRFD RFD
METAR issued by KRFD on Monday, June 23, 2025 at 06:54 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 1 days and 33 hours and -1420 minutes ago.
visibility is 16km = 10sm.
The temperature is 25°C = 77°F, dew point is 21°C = 70°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 78 %.
QNH is 1016hPa = 30.01inHg
Wind 11km/h = 6kt, direction is 160°.
Sky clear.
Remarks : automatic station with precipitation sensor Sea Level Pressure SLP=156 T02500206
TAF for Chicago Rockford International airport KRFD RFD
KRFD 230535Z 2306/2406 19010KT P6SM SKC WS020/24045KT FM231400 22013G23KT P6SM SKC FM232000 22017G27KT P6SM FEW050 FM240000 24010KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250 TEMPO 2401/2405 34014G24KT 6SM -SHRA BKN050
Decoded TAF for Chicago Rockford International airport KRFD RFD
TAF issued by KRFD on Monday, June 23, 2025 at 05:35 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 1 days and 10 hours and 39 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Monday, June 23, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Monday, June 23, 2025 à 14:00 heure UTC
2306/2406 19010KT P6SM SKC WS020/24045KT
sky clear
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 190°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
from Monday, June 23, 2025 à 14:00 heure TU to Monday, June 23, 2025 à 20:00 heure UTC
FM231400 22013G23KT P6SM SKC
sky clear
wind 13kt = 24km/h with gusts at 23kt = 43km/h, direction is 220°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
from Monday, June 23, 2025 à 20:00 heure TU to Monday, June 23, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC
FM232000 22017G27KT P6SM FEW050
wind 17kt = 31km/h with gusts at 27kt = 50km/h, direction is 220°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
few clouds at 5000ft = 1520m
from Monday, June 23, 2025 à 00:00 heure TU to Tuesday, June 24, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC
FM240000 24010KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 240°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
scattered clouds at 5000ft = 1520m broken at 25000ft = 7620m
temporarily from Monday, June 23, 2025 à 01:00 heure TU to Tuesday, June 24, 2025 à 05:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 2401/2405 34014G24KT 6SM -SHRA BKN050
wind 14kt = 26km/h with gusts at 24kt = 44km/h, direction is 340°
Visibility is 10km = 6sm.
light intensity shower rain
broken at 5000ft = 1520m
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
→ 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