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KRFD · Chicago Rockford International Airport

ICAO · US · 18 NTSB events

ID KRFD FAA RFD Elev 742 ft Lat 42° 11.72' N Lon 89° 5.83' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

—

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 10,002 ft. Max gradient: 0.33%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
07 065° 10,002 ft 150 ft PEM Yes 0.06%
25 245° 10,002 ft 150 ft PEM Yes 0.06%
01 005° 8,200 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.33%
19 185° 8,200 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.33%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 7 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 126.700
  • CLD CLNC DEL 119.250
  • GND GND 121.900
  • TWR ROCKFORD TWR 118.300
  • A/D ROCKFORD APP/DEP 121.000
  • RDO KANKAKEE RDO 122.650
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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  • NDB RF

    Gilmy

    0.28 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

  • VOR-DME RFD

    Rockford

    110.80 MHz · DME 110.80 · LO · MEDIUM

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 1 matched · 18 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (1)

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Birds and deer on and invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (18 sentences)
  • ·50 ILLINOIS CHICAGO/ROCKFORD INTL (RFD)(KRFD) 68 NW UTC–6(–5DT) N42º11.72´ W89º05.83´ 742 B LRA ARFF Index—See Remarks NOTAM FILE RFD RWY 07–25: H10002X150 (ASPH–CONC–GRVD) S–120, D–250, 2D–550, 2D/2D2–1096 PCR 980 R/B/W/T HIRL CL RWY 07: ALSF2.
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 69´.
  • ·RVR–TMR Trees. 0.3% down.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 75´.
  • ·RWY 01–19: H8200X150 (ASPH–CONC–GRVD) S–120, D–250, 2D–550, 2D/2D2–1120 PCR 1810 R/B/W/T HIRL CL RWY 01: MALSR.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 75´.
  • ·LAND AND HOLD–SHORT OPERATIONS LDG RWY HOLD–SHORT POINT AVBL LDG DIST RWY 01 07–25 6000 RWY 07 01–19 8800
  • ·RWY 01: TORA–8199 TODA–8199 ASDA–8199 LDA–8199 RWY 07: TORA–10002 TODA–10002 ASDA–10002 LDA–10002 RWY 19: TORA–8199 TODA–8199 ASDA–8099 LDA–8099 RWY 25: TORA–10002 TODA–10002 ASDA–10002 LDA–10002
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A, A1+ OX 1, 3
  • ·ARFF Index E equipment avbl with one hr PPR call 815–969–4011.
  • ·US Customs office rqr 2 hr advance notice during business hrs Mon–Fri 1430–2300Z‡.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 815-965-4011
  • ·ATIS 127.6 UNICOM 122.95 ROCKFORD RCO 122.5 (KANKAKEE RADIO) ®ROCKFORD APP/DEP CON 121.0 (EAST) 126.0 (WEST) TOWER 118.1 GND CON 121.9 CLNC DEL 119.25
  • ·ROCKFORD (L) DME 110.8 RFD Chan 45 N42º13.53´ W89º11.96´ 112º 4.9 NM to fld. 868.
  • ·ILS/DME 109.3 I–RFD Chan 30 Rwy 01.
  • ·Localizer backcourse unusable wi 0.6 NM fm thr; byd 15º left and byd 15º right of course.
  • ·ILS/DME 109.55 I–UDY Chan 32(Y) Rwy 07.
  • ·ASR CHICAGO H–5D, L–28H IAP, AD EC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · RFD

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

18 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

22

since 1982

Fatal

4

18.2% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 118,246 ops in 1991

2024 total

46,362

10-yr total

414,508

2024 mix

AC/AT 50% · GA 49% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

7.2

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.32

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Hard landing 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

All time · n=18

  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 4
  • Engine failure / power loss 3
  • Other 3
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Ground collision 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2020-08-20 Beech 200 · Engine failure · day →
2018-03-12 Cessna 182 · Hard landing · day →
2017-12-04 Beech C90 · Fuel exhaustion · night →
2008-12-23 Boeing 747-212B · Ground collision · night →
2007-07-21 Beech V35B · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2005-12-08 Piper PA-44-180 · Stall / spin · day →
2002-12-17 Cessna 208B · Weather · IMC · night →
1999-01-24 Piper PA-46-350P · Weather · IMC · night →
1997-12-10 Beech 1900C · Stall / spin · day →
1997-09-12 KEAGGY-DAVID Skybolt · CFIT · VMC · day →
1995-03-06 Cessna T210N · Gear-up · IMC · night →
1993-11-03 Beech B36TC · Engine failure · day →
1989-03-18 Cessna 177RG · Weather · day →
1988-07-08 Cessna 170B · Other · VMC · day →
1985-07-27 Cessna 152 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1984-01-19 Cessna 210D · Other · VMC · day →
1983-01-23 Cessna 172 · Weather · night →
1982-11-24 Cessna 152 · Other · day →

NASA ASRS reports · 1 de-identified report in the public ASRS Database Report Sets

Voluntary first-person accounts; they represent the reporter's perspective and cannot infer prevalence.

Designees in IL

CFI Flight Instructors 2,147 A&P Mechanics 6,104 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 49 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 13 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 9 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 11 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 43 ODA Organizational Designations 4 Schools Flight Schools 64 FBO Fixed Base Operators 67 Clubs Flying Clubs 56 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 8 EAA EAA Chapters 40

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Steven Paul Kirik Rockford IL 4 nm
Fred A Sweet Poplar Grove IL 15 nm
Christopher Timothy Anderson Janesville WI 30 nm
James Curtis Bair Walworth WI 30 nm
John Quinn Fulgenzi Algonquin IL 35 nm
Brandon Kuhn Lake In The Hills IL 35 nm
David Mckinney Monroe Cary IL 38 nm
Edward Clifford Finnegan Cary IL 38 nm
Michael Louis Hudetz Batavia IL 41 nm
Logan Arlis West Chicago IL 43 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Don Edward Bissell Rockford IL 4 nm
James Louis Demaria Rockford IL 4 nm
Kenneth Michael Dufour Rockford IL 4 nm
Elroy Edward Hilbert Ii Rockford IL 4 nm
Ralph Michael Lloyd Rockford IL 4 nm
Robert William Mccarthy Ii Rockford IL 4 nm
Danny Michael Mcdade Rockford IL 4 nm
Marie Therese Miller-Groom Rockford IL 4 nm
Jeffrey Lynn Nelson Rockford IL 4 nm
Dominick Ruscitti Rockford IL 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Lance Michael Anderson Rockford IL 4 nm
James Louis Demaria Rockford IL 4 nm
Steven Charles Dietz Rockford IL 4 nm
Elroy Edward Hilbert Ii Rockford IL 4 nm
Gerard Thomas Hogan Rockford IL 4 nm
Ronald Duane Johnson Rockford IL 4 nm
David Robert Marsh Rockford IL 4 nm
Jeffrey Lynn Nelson Rockford IL 4 nm
Todd Alan Robinson Rockford IL 4 nm
John George Schaefer Jr Rockford IL 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Avionics Place, Inc
Rockford, IL
 1 nm
Mobile Avionics Technologies, Inc.
Lake In The Hills, IL
 35 nm
The Polished Hare
West Chicago, IL
 41 nm
Aircraft Propeller Service, LLC
Lake Zurich, IL
 46 nm
West Star Aviation, Inc
Wheeling, IL
 53 nm
Sunshine Aircraft Repair, Inc.
Kenosha, WI
 57 nm
Skycom Avionics, Inc.
Waukesha, WI
 63 nm
Cessna Citation Service Center
Milwaukee, WI
 69 nm
GreenWing Aviation & Welding Co.
Lacon, IL
 72 nm
Northwest Aviation Maintenance, Inc.
Griffith, IN
 86 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.