Chicago/Rockford International Airport

KRFD · Illinois, United States

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 360° Chicago/Rockford International Airport 7/25
Wind direction to Wind: 19 kt, gusting 33 kt, 5 beaufort

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OVC 1,600
METAR KRFD 200154Z 36019G33KT 10SM OVC016 03/M01 A2956 RMK AO2 PK WND 35039/0127 SLP013 T00281011 $

METAR Chicago/Rockford International Airport - KRFD/RFD

Chicago/Rockford International Airport is a midsized airport in Illinois, United States. The airport is located at latitude 42.19531 and longitude -89.09656. The airport has 2 runways: 7/25 and 1/19. The ICAO airport code of this field is KRFD. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is RFD. The airport's IATA code is RFD. The airport is in the Chicago FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Chicago/Rockford International Airport on March 19, 2025 20:54, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 360° with a speed of 19 kt. Wind gusts of 33 kt have been measured.

Visibility is 10 mi.

There are overcast clouds at an altitude of 1,600 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 1,600 ft.

The temperature is 3 °C, with a wind chill of -6 °C. The dew point is -1 °C, the relative humidity is 75%. The air pressure at sea level is 29.56 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 19:08. This applies to Chicago/Rockford International Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -5 hour. Currently, there is no daylight saving time in effect.

Companies

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Experiences

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
7/25 065°-245° 17-30 kt 8-14 kt 91 %
1/19 005°-185° 2-3 kt 19-33 kt 9 %

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Clouds

1,600 ft OVC Overcast clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 2.8 °C
Dewpoint -1.1 °C
Rel. humidity 75%
Wind chill -6 °C
Kp-index 1 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation
PK WND 35039/0127Peak wind from 350° with 39 kt at 01 :27 UTC
SLP013Sea level pressure is 29.57 inHg (29.57 inHg)
T00281011Temperature is 2.8 °C (37.0 °F), dew point is -1.1 °C (30.0 °F)
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Daylight period

Sunrise
06:58 (9:46h)
Midday
13:03
Sunset
19:08

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