Chicago/Rockford International Airport

KRFD · Illinois, United States

The METAR station used is 26 NM away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 240° Chicago/Rockford International Airport 7/25
Wind: 4 kt, 2 beaufort

4 kt

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Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
SCT 4,400
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
BKN 5,000
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
BKN 12,000
METAR KJVL 030330Z AUTO 24004KT 10SM SCT044 BKN050 BKN120 18/13 A2985 RMK AO2

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 Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport on May 2, 2024 22:30, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 240° with a speed of 4 kt.

Visibility is 10 mi.

There are scattered clouds at an altitude of 4,400 ft, broken clouds at an altitude of 5,000 ft and broken clouds at an altitude of 12,000 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 5,000 ft.

The temperature and wind chill are 18 °C. The dew point is 13 °C, the relative humidity is 73%. The air pressure at sea level is 29.85 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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Experiences

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
7/25 065°-245° 4 kt 9 %
1/19 005°-185° 3 kt 2 kt 82 %

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

4,400 ft SCT Scattered clouds
5,000 ft BKN Broken clouds
12,000 ft BKN Broken clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 18 °C
Dewpoint 13 °C
Rel. humidity 73%
Kp-index 2 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:46 (6:51h)
Midday
12:52
Sunset
19:59

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