Chicago/Rockford International Airport

KRFD · Illinois, United States

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 280° Chicago/Rockford International Airport 7/25
Wind direction to Wind: 12 kt, gusting 19 kt, 4 beaufort

10 kt

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FEW 6,000
METAR KRFD 200554Z 28012G19KT 10SM FEW060 04/M05 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP225 T00391050 10117 20039 401390028 51006

METAR Chicago/Rockford International Airport - KRFD/RFD

Chicago/Rockford International Airport is a large 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 April 20, 2024 00:54, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 280° with a speed of 12 kt. Wind gusts of 19 kt have been measured.

Visibility is 10 mi.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 6,000 ft. No ceiling has been observed.

The temperature is 4 °C, with a wind chill of -2 °C. The dew point is -5 °C, the relative humidity is 52%. The air pressure at sea level is 30.18 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:06 and sets at 19:43. 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. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
7/25 065°-245° 7-11 kt 10-16 kt 57 %
1/19 005°-185° 12-19 kt 1-2 kt 100 %

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

6,000 ft FEW Few clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 3.9 °C
Dewpoint -5.0 °C
Rel. humidity 52%
Wind chill -2 °C
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation
SLP225Sea level pressure is 30.19 inHg (30.19 inHg)
T00391050Temperature is 3.9 °C (39.0 °F), dew point is -5.0 °C (23.0 °F)
10117 20039 401390028 51006

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:06 (4:23h)
Midday
12:55
Sunset
19:43

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