Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD)

RFD is located 68 road miles northwest of Chicago O’Hare International Airport. RFD offers significant advantages to Air Cargo Carriers and Air Freight Forwarders. Cargo Airlines using RFD save fuel, save time, and save money. Independent airspace assures direct in approaches. Surrounded by expressways running north, south, east and west, RFD has excellent accessibility for speedy road feeder services.

With up to two billion pounds of aircraft landed weight traveling through the airport each year, RFD is ranked as the 19th largest airport in the nation for air cargo volume. It is home to the second largest UPS hub in North America as well as other leaders in the air cargo industry, including ABX Air, ATI, Atlas Air and Southern Air. With the airport’s recent cargo expansions and additional flights by Amazon Air, Rockford is quickly becoming a Midwest hub for e-commerce freight. Currently, the airport manages 35 to 40 flights from its cargo tenants every 24 hours.