--- iata: RFD name: Chicago Rockford International Airport city: Rockford country: United States lastUpdated: '2026-09-17' officialWebsite: 'https://flyrfd.com/' sources: - 'https://flyrfd.com/' - 'https://flyrfd.com/airline-information/' - 'https://flyrfd.com/parking-information/' - 'https://flyrfd.com/ground-transportation/' - 'https://flyrfd.com/terminal-amenities/' - 'https://flyrfd.com/faqs/' - 'https://flyrfd.com/landline/' - 'https://flyrfd.com/contacts/' - 'https://flyrfd.com/trusted-traveler-programs/' - 'https://flyrfd.com/who-we-are/' - 'https://flyrfd.com/history/' - 'https://flyrfd.com/staff/' - >- https://flyrfd.com/rfd-moves-up-to-no-12-in-faa-cargo-rankings-alongside-passenger-travel-growth/ - >- https://www.aa.com/web/i18n/travelInformation/destinationInformation/rfd-airport.html - 'https://www.airnav.com/airport/KRFD' - >- https://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger - 'https://plainflights.com/airport/rfd' - 'https://rmtd.org/tickets/fares/' quickFacts: - >- One commercial Main Terminal at official 2 Airport Circle, Rockford, IL 61109, plus the Donald Manzullo International Terminal / International Arrival Terminal on the same campus. Administration is 60 Airport Drive / rfd@flyrfd.com / 815-969-4000 / toll-free 866-359-7331 / fax 815-316-0122. Admin clock Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. - >- FAA preliminary CY 2025 prints locid RFD, rank 210, 146,094 enplanements (+10.55% vs 132,154). That boarding file is not a total-passenger count. Official 80-year page prints 146,094 boardings and 310,000 passengers in 2025 - different files. Official cargo press prints passenger rank 209 versus the FAA commercial-service PDF rank 210. Trust the FAA PDF rank. - >- Official homepage prints Allegiant Air, American/Landline, and Apple Vacations. Official airline Allegiant pairs: PGD / LAS / BNA / SFB / IWA / SRQ / PIE / FLL. Official Apple Vacations CUN / LIR / PUJ beginning January-April 2027. Official Landline pages still sell daily RFD-ORD coaches; WIFR 31 Jul 2026 prints an airport statement that American ends the coach on 4 Oct 2026. - >- No ticketed passenger lounge. American.com clubs Not Available. Live Priority Pass /chicago-rockford-rfd and /rockford-rfd are 404. Skyview Cafe is a second-floor airside concession, two hours before domestic departures and three hours before international, 815-969-4452 Ext 4555. - >- Official parking $8.00 advanced daily / $9.00 drive-up daily / $12 valet / first two hours free then $1 each additional hour to the $9 daily max. SP+ 815-968-6972. Official 1,750+ stalls. Cell-phone lot on Airport Drive. Winter lot shuttle. - >- Do not invent a KRFD slug. ICAO KRFD and FAA LID RFD are identifiers. Do not merge ORD, MDW, MLI, PIA, DPA, or Camp Grant as a second passenger page. Write as a public commercial Greater Rockford Airport Authority field, not an airbase page. bentoTips: - label: 90 minutes title: Official 90 minutes domestic - 2 hours international detail: >- American.com Daily 4:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m., no cash/checks, PreCheck Available, clubs Not Available, no curbside, no self-service check-in. Official PreCheck lane during select times against passenger volume. The 10-minute security wait on the score card is unpublished. summary: >- Official FAQ prints 90 minutes for Allegiant or American/Landline and two hours for international. Official Landline page prints arrive at least 90 minutes prior to the bus. Official traveler pages print no TSA clock and no wait widget. category: timing - label: One hall title: Main Terminal - do not invent KRFD detail: >- Official Main Terminal 2 Airport Circle vs Administration 60 Airport Drive - both official. Observation Court on the main level. Elevator across from security on the second level and adjacent to Observation Court on the main level. AirNav FBO / UPS / Amazon ramps are not this TSA hall. summary: >- Ticketed jets and Landline coaches use the Main Terminal after a single TSA. Donald Manzullo International Terminal sits next to CBP at 50 Airport Drive. Do not merge ORD or MDW. category: terminal - label: Skyview title: 'Skyview Cafe is a concession, not a club' detail: >- Official perks list prints Cafe and Bar. Skyview 815-969-4452 Ext 4555. Official pages print no shop clock, no bottle tariff, and no mapped fountain. Confirm the board on the floor. summary: >- Official second-floor airside cafe for boarding-pass holders. Two hours before domestic / three hours before international. Live Priority Pass chicago-rockford-rfd is 404. category: food - label: Landline title: Official pages still sell American/Landline detail: >- Official launch 20 Oct 2025. Official 150 destinations vs 350 destinations on the same official Landline page - different cells. Official Apple Vacations 2027 CUN / LIR / PUJ is the next printed season, not a live FIDS line on 17 Sep 2026. summary: >- Official airline and Landline pages still print daily RFD-ORD coaches with TSA at RFD and airside ORD. WIFR 31 Jul 2026 prints last day 4 Oct 2026 quoting Zack Oakley. Confirm the ticket. category: status lounges: [] waterOptions: - kind: purchase name: Skyview Cafe sealed bottle zone: airside price: >- posted cafe price (confirm at the register; official pages do not print a bottle tariff) summary: >- Official Skyview opens two hours before domestic flights and three hours before international. Official 815-969-4452 Ext 4555. Official pages print no mapped fountain and no bottle tariff. location: >- Official Skyview Cafe on the second floor after TSA, for boarding-pass holders terminal: Main Terminal isBestValue: true isBestQuality: true airportistScore: 7.1 slug: rfd region: North America --- > Markdown for [/airports/rfd](/airports/rfd). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/rfd) - [Lounge directory](/airports/rfd/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) Rockford, United States · North America Rockford’s one-TSA Main Terminal is compact and cheap to park, but there is no ticketed lounge, Skyview is a boarding-pass cafe, and the official American/Landline coach still needs a live ticket check. ## Airportist Score **7.1 / 10** Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge). - Ease of use (25%): 8.5 — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout. - Comfort & amenities (20%): 7.5 — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet. - Food & retail (15%): 7.2 — Food and retail quality and variety. - Ground access (15%): 7.4 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city. - Reliability (15%): 7.4 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience. - Lounges (10%): 2.0 — Worth-it density and access quality. ## At a glance - Passengers: 146,094 - Terminals: 1 commercial terminal - Typical security: 10 min - On-time: 79% - Disruption: minor ## Best for - Allegiant leisure hops that will book the official $8 advanced lot - Meet-and-greet trips that will use the first two free parking hours - Travelers who will treat Skyview Cafe as a concession, not a club ## Watch out for - No ticketed passenger lounge; live Priority Pass chicago-rockford-rfd is 404 - Official Landline pages still sell daily RFD–ORD; WIFR 31 Jul 2026 leftover-prints last day 4 Oct 2026 - Official pages print no mapped fountain and no bottle tariff - RMTD #7 / #11 is Monday–Saturday only; official pages print no Uber / Lyft ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/rfd/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/rfd/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/rfd/amenities.md) - [Traveler tips](/airports/rfd/tips.md) - [Water](/airports/rfd/water.md) - [Full guide](/airports/rfd/guide.md) - [Disruptions](/airports/rfd/disruptions.md) - [Reviews](/airports/rfd/reviews.md) (free)