KRFD — Chicago/Rockford Intl
Chicago/Rockford, IL · field elevation 742 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT-TRACON
1 AIRMET & SIGMET Read in the EFB →
KRFD current weather
MVFR ceiling 1,000–3,000 ft or visibility 3–5 statute miles
METAR KRFD 111154Z 10003KT 4SM BR FEW009 SCT030 22/21 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP127 70019 T02220211 10244 20222 51005 $
- Wind
- from 100° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Sky
- sct, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 22 °C / dewpoint 21 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.92 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,772 ft · pressure altitude 742 ft
- Observed
- 21 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 100° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 07 | 2 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 19 | — | 3 kt from the left |
| 01 | — | 3 kt from the right |
| 25 | 2 kt tail | 2 kt from the left |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
2 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 5,000–37,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KRFD 111144Z 1112/1212 VRB04KT 4SM BR VCSH SCT020 BKN035 FM111400 16007KT 5SM -TSRA BR SCT015 OVC035CB TEMPO 1114/1116 30030G50KT 1SM +TSRA BR SCT009 OVC015CB FM111700 10008KT P6SM FEW020 BKN050 FM120600 VRB03KT 2SM BR SCT004 BKN012
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
- 1100Z / 0103Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- -3° (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
- 11 approaches — ILS, LD, 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.