KRFD — Chicago/Rockford Intl
Chicago/Rockford, IL · field elevation 742 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT-TRACON
KRFD current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KRFD 100554Z 16003KT 10SM FEW250 08/03 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP160 T00780033 10106 20067 401561006 56010 $
- Wind
- from 160° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- few, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 8 °C / dewpoint 3 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Density altitude
- -38 ft · pressure altitude 662 ft
- Observed
- 33 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 160° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | 3 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 25 | — | 3 kt from the left |
| 07 | — | 3 kt from the right |
| 01 | 3 kt tail | 1 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KRFD 100520Z 1006/1106 23006KT P6SM FEW250 FM100800 31006KT P6SM FEW250 FM110200 VRB03KT P6SM FEW150 BKN250
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 42.19536, -89.09722
- Elevation
- 742 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class D
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter, while the tower is open.
The same callsign rule as Class C. When the tower closes the airspace usually reverts to Class E, or to Class G where no surface area is charted — the Chart Supplement entry says which, and the hours are on the sectional. A surface area normally extends to 2,500 ft above the field, with the ceiling charted in a dashed blue box as a number in hundreds of feet.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1241Z / 2239Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- 3°W (2020)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A,A1+
- Sectional
- Chicago
- County
- Winnebago, IL
Airport diagram
Everything else KRFD publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 10,002 | 150 | ASPH-CONC | HIGH |
| 01/19 | 8,200 | 150 | ASPH-CONC | HIGH |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 127.6
- Tower Continuous (24 hours)
- 118.1
- Ground
- 121.9
- Clearance
- 119.25
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach EAST
- 121.0
- Approach WEST
- 126.0
Published procedures
- 9 approaches — ILS, LOC, LOC/BC, RNAV (GPS)
- 1 departure published
- 4 arrivals published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KRFD airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Illinois airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.