AirportsChicago Rockford International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Chicago/Rockford, in Illinois, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is RFD.
Key facts
- IATA code
- RFD
- ICAO code
- KRFD
- City
- Chicago/Rockford
- State or region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 42.1954° N, 89.0972° W
- Elevation
- 226 m (742 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,049 m (10,002 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, RFD means Chicago Rockford International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KRFD. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 42.1954° N, 89.0972° W. It stands 226 metres (742 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Chicago, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Chicago Rockford International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,049 metres (10,002 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 89.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 3,049 m 10,002 ft | 46 m | Concrete and asphalt | Yes |
| 01/19 | 2,499 m 8,200 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago O'Hare International AirportChicago | ORD | 101 km |
| Dane County Regional Truax FieldMadison | MSN | 107 km |
| Chicago Midway International AirportChicago | MDW | 120 km |
| General Mitchell International AirportMilwaukee | MKE | 129 km |
| Dubuque Regional AirportDubuque | DBQ | 135 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,021 km | 15 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,953 km | 16 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,675 km | 14 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,400 km | 8 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,287 km | 2 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,709 km | 3 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,998 km | 18 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,045 km | 12 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,770 km | 18 h 20 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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