United States flag Chicago-Rockford Airport (RFD)

Country United States | North America | Regional Airport | IATA: RFD | ICAO: KRFD | Elevation 742 ft · 226 m | Local time —

Destinations
25
Flights / day
10
Busiest route
Hartford
Top airline
Allegiant Air

Chicago Rockford Airport averages 10 flights per day to 25 destinations, with 23 domestic routes and two international routes. A total of 14 airlines operate at RFD, led by Allegiant Air. This airport provides direct service to three countries across two continents, with Greece representing its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Chicago Rockford connects to Van Nuys, with a typical flight time of 4 hr 40 mins. Updated: October 11, 2026

Route Network

Chicago Rockford Airport connects 25 destinations worldwide, with Hartford standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to Van Nuys, and the shortest flight is to Chicago.

United States of America flag Hartford (BDL) – United States of America 1 airline
2 hr 35 mins
841 mi · 1,353 km
1
per day
United States of America flag San Bernardino (SBD) – United States of America 1 airline
4 hr 35 mins
1,619 mi · 2,606 km
1
per day
United States of America flag Wilmington (ILN) – United States of America 1 airline
—
RFD → ILN
1
per day
United States of America flag Punta Gorda (PGD) – United States of America 1 airline
3 hr 15 mins
1,129 mi · 1,817 km
5
per week
United States of America flag Saint Louis (SUS) – United States of America 2 airlines
1 hr 40 mins
257 mi · 414 km
5
per week
United States of America flag Phoenix (AZA) – United States of America 1 airline
4 hr 5 mins
1,371 mi · 2,206 km
4
per week
United States of America flag Fort Lauderdale (FLL) – United States of America 1 airline
3 hr 25 mins
1,224 mi · 1,970 km
3
per week
United States of America flag Las Vegas (LAS) – United States of America 1 airline
4 hr 15 mins
1,452 mi · 2,337 km
3
per week
United States of America flag Minneapolis (MSP) – United States of America 1 airline
—
RFD → MSP
3
per week
United States of America flag Nashville (BNA) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 55 mins
439 mi · 706 km
3
per week
United States of America flag Orlando (SFB) – United States of America 1 airline
3 hr 5 mins
1,026 mi · 1,651 km
3
per week
United States of America flag Sarasota (SRQ) – United States of America 1 airline
3 hr 10 mins
1,087 mi · 1,749 km
3
per week
United States of America flag St Petersburg-Clearwater (PIE) – United States of America 1 airline
3 hr 10 mins
1,051 mi · 1,691 km
3
per week
United States of America flag Chicago (ORD) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 10 mins
63 mi · 101 km
2
per week
Greece flag Athens (ATH) – Greece 1 airline
—
RFD → ATH
1
per week
United States of America flag Cedar City (CDC) – United States of America 1 airline
—
RFD → CDC
1
per week
United States of America flag Dubuque (DBQ) – United States of America 1 airline
—
RFD → DBQ
1
per week
United States of America flag El Paso (ELP) – United States of America 1 airline
—
RFD → ELP
1
per week
United States of America flag Greeley (GXY) – United States of America 1 airline
—
RFD → GXY
1
per week
United States of America flag Madison (MSN) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 10 mins
66 mi · 107 km
1
per week
United States of America flag Milwaukee (MKE) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 10 mins
80 mi · 129 km
1
per week
United States of America flag Toledo (TOL) – United States of America 1 airline
—
RFD → TOL
1
per week
Canada flag Toronto (YYZ) – Canada 1 airline
1 hr 50 mins
489 mi · 788 km
1
per week
United States of America flag Van Nuys (VNY) – United States of America 1 airline
4 hr 40 mins
1,679 mi · 2,702 km
1
per week
United States of America flag Washington (IAD) – United States of America 1 airline
2 hr 10 mins
650 mi · 1,047 km
1
per week

Route and destination data updated October 11, 2026.

Chicago Rockford Airport is served by 14 airlines, with Allegiant Air in the lead at 31% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 54% of routes. 10 carriers operate only one route each. A total of two airlines operate international routes, compared with 12 airlines serving domestic routes. London Executive Aviation is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Van Nuys with a flight time of 4 hrs 40 mins.

Allegiant Air (8 routes)
ATI (3 routes)
Flexjet (3 routes)
United Airlines (2 routes)
SpiritJets (1 routes)
NJM (1 routes)
Air Atlanta Icelandic (1 routes)
Sierra West Airlines (1 routes)
NetJets Aviation (1 routes)
Sun Country Airlines (1 routes)
JRE (1 routes)
FLC (1 routes)
TOR (1 routes)
London Executive Aviation (1 routes)

Chicago Rockford Airport provides direct service to three countries across two continents. The route network is 92% domestic and 8% international. Greece is the primary international destination.

United States of America - 10/day
Greece - 0/day
Canada - 0/day

Delays

Global  Delays
Delay Performance (24 hour average)
Departures
5 min late
2 min (+59.6%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Arrivals
on-time
9 min (-96.3%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (24 hour total)

Oct 18

2026

09:00 - 10:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 18

2026

08:00 - 09:00

Departure
—
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—
Cancelled
0

Oct 18

2026

07:00 - 08:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 18

2026

06:00 - 07:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 18

2026

05:00 - 06:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 18

2026

04:00 - 05:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 18

2026

03:00 - 04:00

Departure
—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 18

2026

02:00 - 03:00

Departure
on-time
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—
Cancelled
0

Oct 18

2026

01:00 - 02:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 18

2026

00:00 - 01:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

23:00 - 00:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

22:00 - 23:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

21:00 - 22:00

Departure
—
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

20:00 - 21:00

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—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

19:00 - 20:00

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—
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

18:00 - 19:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

17:00 - 18:00

Departure
29 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

16:00 - 17:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

15:00 - 16:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

14:00 - 15:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

13:00 - 14:00

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Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

12:00 - 13:00

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Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

11:00 - 12:00

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Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

10:00 - 11:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (7 day average)
Departures
2 min late
min (+9.1%) vs last week
7d trend
Arrivals
3 min late
2 min (+408.8%) vs last week
7d trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (7 day total)

Oct 17

2026

Departure
5 min late
Arrival
10 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 16

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
5 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 15

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 14

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 13

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 12

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 11

2026

Departure
8 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (30 day average)
Departures
2 min late
2 min (-42.1%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Arrivals
2 min late
min (-3.5%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (30 day total)

Oct 17

2026

Departure
5 min late
Arrival
10 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 16

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
5 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 15

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 14

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 13

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 12

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 11

2026

Departure
8 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 10

2026

Departure
2 min early
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 9

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 8

2026

Departure
11 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 7

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 6

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 5

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 4

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 3

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 2

2026

Departure
5 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 1

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 30

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 29

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 28

2026

Departure
15 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 27

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 26

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 25

2026

Departure
on-time
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on-time
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0

Sep 24

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 23

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 22

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 21

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
12 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 20

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 19

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 18

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Global Rankings

Worldwide Position

Flights per day

#937 (10 flights/day)
Top 100 Busiest Airports in the World
Worldwide Position

Most destinations

#646 (25 destinations)
Top 100 Airports with Most Destinations

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
9,993 ft 3,046 m 150 ft 46 m Concrete
9,993 ft 3,046 m 150 ft 46 m Concrete
8,215 ft 2,504 m 150 ft 46 m Concrete
8,215 ft 2,504 m 150 ft 46 m Concrete

Runway Length

21 aircraft cannot operate at Chicago Rockford Airport due to runway length constraints. The airport’s longest runway is 9,993 ft (3,046 m), which is below the typical takeoff or landing distance required by the aircraft listed here.

Aircraft Takeoff Landing
Douglas DC-8 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,499 ft 1,981 m
Boeing 707 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,234 ft 1,900 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-73 10,007 ft 3,050 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-72 10,007 ft 3,050 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A340 Private Jet 10,256 ft 3,126 m 8,999 ft 2,743 m
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 10,299 ft 3,139 m 6,949 ft 2,118 m
Airbus A340-600 10,302 ft 3,140 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Boeing BBJ 787-9 10,397 ft 3,169 m 5,699 ft 1,737 m
VC-25A Air Force One 10,466 ft 3,190 m 7,999 ft 2,438 m
Boeing 747-8 10,466 ft 3,190 m 8,793 ft 2,680 m
Airbus A340-500 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,299 ft 1,920 m
Boeing 747-200 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,234 ft 1,900 m
Boeing 777-300 10,597 ft 3,230 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Boeing 747-100 10,650 ft 3,246 m 6,168 ft 1,880 m
Boeing 747-8 VIP / BBJ 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-8 Freighter 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-300 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,919 ft 2,109 m
Boeing 747-400F 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,890 ft 2,100 m
Boeing 747-400ER 10,892 ft 3,320 m 7,136 ft 2,175 m
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 11,250 ft 3,429 m 7,218 ft 2,200 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 11,499 ft 3,505 m 5,909 ft 1,801 m

Operational Context

Chicago Rockford (IATA: RFD) operates around 10 flights per day to 25 nonstop destinations. Its network includes 23 domestic and 2 international routes, with Allegiant Air as the leading carrier and Hartford currently the busiest connection. From RFD, passengers can reach 3 countries across 2 continents, and the longest runway measures 3,046 m (9,993 ft).

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