Live flights over Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD)
From 1 to 7 November 2026 the FlyItalyADSB network saw 296 departures and 292 arrivals at Chicago Rockford International Airport, 84 movements a day on average. The most frequent connections are Louisville (SDF), Ontario (ONT) and Hartford (BDL). The airline seen most often is United Parcel Service.
Airport data
- IATA code
- RFD
- ICAO code
- KRFD
- City
- Chicago/Rockford
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 226 m (742 ft)
- Coordinates
- 42.1954, -89.0972
What you can track here
Every aircraft passing within roughly 80 km of Chicago Rockford International Airport that the network receives appears on the FlyItalyADSB live map: airliners on approach and departure, business and general aviation, and — where MLAT reaches — aircraft without full ADS-B. Nothing is filtered out; how much of the area is covered depends on the community's receivers near Chicago/Rockford.
Seen by the network
1–7 November 2026
Movements per day
Show as a table
| Day | Departures | Arrivals | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 26 | 25 | 51 |
| Mon 2 | 27 | 21 | 48 |
| Tue 3 | 55 | 57 | 112 |
| Wed 4 | 57 | 60 | 117 |
| Thu 5 | 62 | 59 | 121 |
| Fri 6 | 48 | 46 | 94 |
| Sat 7 | 21 | 24 | 45 |
Connections
airline flights both ways, with departure and arrival both seen
- Louisville SDF 25 flights
- Ontario ONT 23 flights
- Hartford BDL 20 flights
- Dallas-Fort Worth DFW 17 flights
- Newark EWR 15 flights
- Manchester MHT 15 flights
- Minneapolis MSP 15 flights
- New York JFK 14 flights
- Philadelphia PHL 13 flights
- Phoenix PHX 12 flights
- Seattle BFI 11 flights
- Houston IAH 11 flights
- Omaha OMA 11 flights
- Portland PDX 11 flights
- Cincinnati / Covington CVG 9 flights
- Detroit DTW 9 flights
32 more connections
- Chicago ORD 9
- Denver DEN 8
- Kansas City MCI 8
- San Antonio SAT 8
- St Louis STL 8
- Baltimore BWI 7
- Las Vegas LAS 7
- Harrisburg MDT 7
- Salt Lake City SLC 7
- Mesa AZA 6
- Los Angeles LAX 6
- Miami MIA 6
- Oakland OAK 6
- Orlando SFB 6
- Charlotte CLT 5
- San Bernardino SBD 5
- Stockton SCK 5
- Anchorage ANC 5
- Grâce-Hollogne LGG 4
- Nashville BNA 4
- Cedar Rapids CID 4
- Cleveland CLE 4
- Dulles IAD 4
- Lansing LAN 4
- Long Beach LGB 4
- Orlando MCO 4
- Memphis MEM 4
- Allentown/Bethlehem ABE 3
- Atlanta ATL 3
- Boston BOS 3
- Burbank BUR 3
- Fort Lauderdale FLL 2
Airlines
- United Parcel ServiceUPS 327
- Air Transport InternationalATN 43
- Allegiant AirAAY 42
- ABX AirABX 42
- United AirlinesUAL 10
- Atlas AirGTI 9
- Air Atlanta EuropeAAE 4
- TAB Express InternationalTBI 4
- Air Atlanta IcelandicABD 2
- Challenge AirlinesCHG 2
Aircraft
- Boeing 767-300 B763 205
- B752 130
- A306 79
- Cessna 172 Skyhawk C172 43
- Airbus A320 A320 22
- Boeing 747-400 B744 15
- Boeing 737 MAX 8 B38M 12
- Airbus A319 A319 8
- B39M 6
- Piper PA-28 Cherokee P28A 6
How we count: a flight is a departure here when the network first sees it low near the airport (on the ground, or climbing away from it), an arrival when it last sees it low on approach. Where receivers don't reach low altitude the numbers stay below the real traffic. Connections and airlines come only from airline flights.
This data in your app
Every aircraft within 80 km of Chicago Rockford International Airport, as JSON, with a free key that also allows commercial use:
curl -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
https://api.flyitalyadsb.com/v2/lat/42.1954/lon/-89.0972/dist/80Or ask Claude, with the FlyItalyADSB connector: “which aircraft are near Chicago/Rockford right now?”
Frequently asked questions
How can I see live flights over Chicago Rockford International Airport? +
Open the FlyItalyADSB live map centred on Chicago/Rockford: it shows every aircraft picked up via ADS-B and MLAT within about 80 km of RFD, refreshed every few seconds.
Which airlines fly from Chicago Rockford International Airport? +
Among the flights our network saw (1–7 November 2026), the most frequent airlines were United Parcel Service, Air Transport International, Allegiant Air, ABX Air and United Airlines.
What are the main connections from Chicago Rockford International Airport? +
The connections with the most flights seen (1–7 November 2026), both ways: Louisville (SDF, 25), Ontario (ONT, 23), Hartford (BDL, 20), Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW, 17) and Newark (EWR, 15). Only flights whose departure and arrival the network both saw are counted.
Does FlyItalyADSB also track military aircraft around Chicago/Rockford? +
Yes. Thanks to multilateration (MLAT) the network reconstructs the position of aircraft without full ADS-B too, including military and state flights, whenever they are received by feeders in the area. Nothing is filtered out.
What are the codes for Chicago Rockford International Airport? +
Chicago Rockford International Airport has IATA code RFD and ICAO code KRFD. It lies in Illinois, United States, at coordinates 42.1954, -89.0972.
Is the flight data free and open? +
Yes. The live map and the Free API plan cost nothing, and the data is published under the open CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; paid API plans for higher volumes help cover the infrastructure costs.
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