Live flights over Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD)
From 23 to 24 October 2026 the FlyItalyADSB network saw 74 departures and 70 arrivals at Chicago Rockford International Airport, 72 movements a day on average. The most frequent connections are Louisville (SDF), Hartford (BDL) and Ontario (ONT). 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
23–24 October 2026
Movements per day
Show as a table
| Day | Departures | Arrivals | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 23 | 52 | 49 | 101 |
| Sat 24 | 22 | 21 | 43 |
Connections
airline flights both ways, with departure and arrival both seen
- Louisville SDF 6 flights
- Hartford BDL 5 flights
- Ontario ONT 5 flights
- New York JFK 4 flights
- Manchester MHT 4 flights
- Chicago ORD 4 flights
- Dallas-Fort Worth DFW 3 flights
- Newark EWR 3 flights
- Mesa AZA 3 flights
- Minneapolis MSP 3 flights
- Allentown/Bethlehem ABE 2 flights
- Seattle BFI 2 flights
- Cincinnati / Covington CVG 2 flights
- Denver DEN 2 flights
- Detroit DTW 2 flights
- Houston IAH 2 flights
36 more connections
- West Lafayette LAF 2
- Los Angeles LAX 2
- Miami MIA 2
- Omaha OMA 2
- Phoenix PHX 2
- Peoria PIA 2
- San Bernardino SBD 2
- Stockton SCK 2
- Orlando SFB 2
- St Louis STL 2
- Atlanta ATL 1
- Appleton ATW 1
- Belleville BLV 1
- Boston BOS 1
- Buffalo BUF 1
- Baltimore BWI 1
- Cedar Rapids CID 1
- Cleveland CLE 1
- Fargo FAR 1
- Dulles IAD 1
- Lansing LAN 1
- Las Vegas LAS 1
- Long Beach LGB 1
- Kansas City MCI 1
- Orlando MCO 1
- Harrisburg MDT 1
- Memphis MEM 1
- Oakland OAK 1
- Portland PDX 1
- Philadelphia PHL 1
- Pinellas Park PIE 1
- Richmond RIC 1
- Rochester RST 1
- San Antonio SAT 1
- Salt Lake City SLC 1
- Traverse City TVC 1
Airlines
- United Parcel ServiceUPS 61
- ABX AirABX 14
- Allegiant AirAAY 12
- Air Transport InternationalATN 12
- United AirlinesUAL 4
- Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation SystemDOJ 2
- Atlas AirGTI 2
- FlexjetLXJ 2
- PDUPDU 2
Aircraft
- Boeing 767-300 B763 44
- B752 27
- A306 18
- Cessna 172 Skyhawk C172 10
- Airbus A320 A320 6
- Boeing 737 MAX 8 B38M 5
- Boeing 737-800 B738 4
- C25C 4
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 (23–24 October 2026), the most frequent airlines were United Parcel Service, ABX Air, Allegiant Air, Air Transport International and United Airlines.
What are the main connections from Chicago Rockford International Airport? +
The connections with the most flights seen (23–24 October 2026), both ways: Louisville (SDF, 6), Hartford (BDL, 5), Ontario (ONT, 5), New York (JFK, 4) and Manchester (MHT, 4). 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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