FAA facility Airport

CHICAGO/ROCKFORD INTL

CHICAGO/ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS FAA RFD ICAO KRFD Open to the public

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Runways

2 records · drawn to relative scale

01/19 8,200 × 150 ft · Asphalt / concrete (good) · High-intensity edge lights

01 19

Runway-end details

Runway 01/19 end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
01	5°	ILS/DME	—	MALSR Medium-intensity ALS with runway alignment lights	—	TORA 8,199 · TODA 8,199 · ASDA 8,199 · LDA 8,199
19	185°	—	PAPI · 4-light · left side	—	—	TORA 8,199 · TODA 8,199 · ASDA 8,099 · LDA 8,099

07/25 10,002 × 150 ft · Asphalt / concrete (good) · High-intensity edge lights

07 25

Runway-end details

Runway 07/25 end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
07	65°	ILS/DME	PAPI · 4-light · right side	ALSF2 High-intensity ALS with sequenced flashers (CAT II/III)	—	TORA 10,002 · TODA 10,002 · ASDA 10,002 · LDA 10,002
25	245°	—	PAPI · 4-light · left side	—	—	TORA 10,002 · TODA 10,002 · ASDA 10,002 · LDA 10,002

Communications

17 published frequencies

Published communications frequencies
Use	Frequency	Hours
RFD DME	110.8/45X	—
LCL/P	118.1	24
CD/P	119.25	24
APCH/P DEP/P IC	121.0	24
TRSA	121.0	24
EMERG	121.5	24
GND/P	121.9	24
ROCKFORD RCO	122.5	—
UNICOM	122.95	—
APCH/P DEP/P	126.0	24
TRSA	126.0	24
ATIS	127.6	24

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EMERG	243.0	24
GND/P	290.375	24
LCL/P	290.375	24
APCH/P DEP/P	327.0	24
TRSA	327.0	24

Instrument landing systems

NASR ILS_BASE records

Instrument landing system records
Runway end	System	Category	Frequency	Status
01	ILS/DME	I	109.3	Operational ifr (2019-11-04)
07	ILS/DME	III	109.55	Operational ifr (1993-10-14)

FAA listing history

Identities observed in NASR snapshots

CHICAGO/ROCKFORD INTL Observed 2024-06-13 through 2026-07-09 KRFD

Dates describe available FAA snapshots, not exact opening, closure or construction dates.

Material changes

First observed in NASR cycles

No public material changes are recorded yet.

Facility facts

FAA / ICAO: RFD / KRFD
Type: Airport A
Status: Open
Ownership: Publicly owned
Use: Open to the public
Activated: 1950-03
Part 139: Class I · ARFF index C I C
Fuel: 100LL JET A JET A1+
Repair: Airframe: Major
Powerplant: Major
Tower: Control tower + radar approach control ATCT-TRACON

Location

City: CHICAGO/ROCKFORD, IL
County: Winnebago
FAA region: Great Lakes region
Coordinates: 42.19536, -89.09722
Elevation: 742.0 ft (3RD PARTY SURVEY)

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Weather stations

RFD Commissioned 1996-05-08 ASOS

Wildlife strikes

358Reported strikes

27With damage

0Injuries

Latest matched event: 2026-05-24. Safety-event data, separate from NASR infrastructure facts.

2012 2026

Wildlife strikes by year for CHICAGO/ROCKFORD INTL
Year	Strikes	Damaging
2012	16	3
2013	13	2
2014	12	0
2015	9	0
2016	10	3
2017	6	1
2018	15	1
2019	20	1
2020	16	0
2021	26	0
2022	17	0
2023	20	1
2024	24	0
2025	19	0
2026	7	1

FAA NASR cycle effective 2026-08-06. Operational information changes every cycle — consult current FAA publications, the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs before flight.