Chicago Rockford International Airport

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Chicago Rockford International Airport
Entrance to Chicago / Rockford International Airport
Characteristics
ICAO code KRFD
IATA code RFD
Coordinates

42 ° 11 '43 "  N , 89 ° 5' 50"  W Coordinates: 42 ° 11 '43 "  N , 89 ° 5' 50"  W.
Height above MSL 226 m (741  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center 7 km south of Rockford ,
126 km northwest of Chicago
Street US 20 / IL 2 / IL 251
Local transport Bus :
RMTD route 7
Basic data
opening 1950
operator Greater Rockford Airport Authority
surface 1214 ha
Terminals 2
Passengers 229.199 (2018/19)
Air freight 301,811 t (2018/19)
Flight
movements 		40,237 (2018/19)
Runways
01/19 2499 m × 46 m asphalt
07/25 3049 m × 46 m asphalt



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Airport diagram (outdated)

The Chicago Rockford International Airport ( IATA : RFD , ICAO : KRFD ) is the airport of the city of Rockford in Winnebago County in the US -amerikanischen State Illinois . It is 7 km south of the city of Rockford and 126 km northwest of Chicago . The airport is owned by the Greater Rockford Airport Authority , a joint venture between the City of Rockford, Winnebago County, and Machesney Park and Loves Park municipalities . The airport is used for general aviation in the region in the northwest apron of the Chicago metropolitan area.

Location and transport links

Chicago Rockford International Airport is located directly on the Rock River in the center of the Rockford metropolitan area, around 35 km south of the Wisconsin border . The airport can be reached via Illinois State Route 2 , which joins US Highway 20 , which has been converted into a freeway, about one kilometer north .

The Chicago Rockford International Airport is buses in the public transport involved. The RMTD Route 7 connects the airport to the center of Rockford.

Airport facilities

Chicago Rockford International Airport has a total area of ​​around 1,214 hectares. It has two asphalt runways and is open all year round and 24 hours a day.

Passenger terminals

The airport has two passenger terminals for handling passengers . The passenger terminal for domestic flights is equipped with four gates , four passenger boarding bridges and a baggage handling system. The international passenger terminal has a gate and a passenger boarding bridge. There are three rental car locations on the airport premises.

Freight terminals

The airport has a duty-free area that is comparable to a free port . Runway 07/25 is big enough so that even the largest aircraft can land here. There are three freight terminals. The largest freight terminal is on the West Cargo Apron near the passenger terminals and is used by UPS and UPS airlines .

Two smaller freight terminals were located on the South Cargo Apron between the two runways and were used by DB subsidiary BAX Global and DHL . They were demolished in 2015.

Airlines and Destinations

  1. ↑ Airplanes are chartered to carry out the flights .

Planes

A total of 109 aircraft are stationed at the airport. 69 of them are single-engine, 17 multi-engine propeller planes, 20 jet jets and three helicopters. There are 127 aircraft movements daily.

Traffic figures

Sources: Greater Rockford Airport Authority
Chicago Rockford International Airport traffic figures 1998/1999–2018/2019
Fiscal year Passenger volume Air freight ( tons ) Flight movements
2018/2019 229.199 301,811 40,237
2017/2018 228.276 238.710 40,076
2016/2017 225.085 145.337 35,246
2015/2016 220,826 120,282 36,154
2014/2015 207.780 114,343 34,816
2013/2014 209.885 112.017 38.163
2012/2013 208,778 122,417 39,981
2011/2012 211,894 132.097 47.241
2010/2011 206,382 117,531 44,449
2009/2010 201,844 135.915 48,301
2008/2009 177.484 176.233 58,484
2007/2008 233.044 214.079 71,422
2006/2007 196.632 205.241 79,220
2005/2006 165,690 190.259 71,745
2004/2005 106,918 181,818 71,796
2003/2004 65,956 159,228 77,809
2002/2003 2,874 160.129 84,492
2001/2002 - 176.036 80,247
2000/2001 - 194.048 84.126
1999/2000 - 199,429 102.277
1998/1999 - 179.713 109,349
  1. ↑ The fiscal year ends on April 30th.
  2. ↑ The fiscal year ends on April 30th.

Busiest routes

Busiest national routes from Rockford (2019)
rank city Passengers airline
01 Punta Gorda , Florida 26,230 Allegiant
02 Phoenix / Mesa , Arizona 25,680 Allegiant
03 Orlando – Sanford , Florida 21,640 Allegiant
04th St. Petersburg , Florida 20,970 Allegiant
05 Las Vegas , Nevada 14,980 Allegiant
06th Destin – Fort Walton Beach , Florida 2,790 Allegiant
07th Sarasota – Bradenton , Florida 1,520 Allegiant
08th Omaha , Nebraska 150 k. A.

Web links

Commons : Chicago Rockford International Airport  - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i Minutes & Reports. FlyRFD.com, accessed April 22, 2019 .
  2. ↑ a b Parking Information. FlyRFD.com, accessed April 12, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Google Maps.Retrieved May 15, 2012
  4. ^ Ground Transportation. FlyRFD.com, accessed April 22, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Routes + Maps. RMTD.org , accessed April 22, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Scheduled Cargo Service. FlyRFD.com, accessed April 22, 2019 .
  7. ↑ a b c Destinations. FlyRFD.com, accessed April 12, 2020 .
  8. ^ AirNav - KRFD.Retrieved May 15, 2012
  9. ^ Rockford, IL: Chicago / Rockford International (RFD). Transtats.BTS.gov , accessed April 12, 2020 .