Chicago/Rockford International Airport

KRFD · Illinois, United States

The METAR station used is 22 NM away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 320° Chicago/Rockford International Airport 7/25
Wind: 5 kt, 2 beaufort

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METAR KFEP 030835Z AUTO 32005KT 13/11 A2995 RMK AO2 P0001 T01300113

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 Albertus Airport on May 3, 2024 03:35, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 320° with a speed of 5 kt.

The temperature and wind chill are 13 °C. The dew point is 11 °C, the relative humidity is 88%. The air pressure at sea level is 29.95 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 19:58. 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° 5 kt 1 kt 97 %
1/19 005°-185° 4 kt 4 kt 71 %

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

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 13.0 °C
Dewpoint 11.3 °C
Rel. humidity 88%
Kp-index 1 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation
P0001Water equivalent of rainfall since previous observation is 0.01 inch (0.0 mm)
T01300113Temperature is 13.0 °C (55.4 °F), dew point is 11.3 °C (52.3 °F)

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:49 (2:01h)
Midday
12:55
Sunset
20:00

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