How reliable is Chicago Rockford International Airport?
Flights from RFD departed within 15 minutes of schedule in 74% of 5,088 flights in official BTS history. Here’s the full picture before you book.
Reliability score
on-time, cancellations & delays
Origin-airport operations
What the departure punctuality at RFD looks like
On-time departures
across 5,088 flights
Source: BTS Airport Operations · data through 2026-06-25. Role-specific BTS departure history; advisory context, not a guarantee for any flight.
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Weather by month
Weather history isn’t available for RFD yet
PlaneSane shows month-by-month airport weather once enough historical METAR/IEM observations are loaded for the airport. This does not mean the airport has no weather data forever; it means the current climatology table has no monthly coverage for Chicago Rockford International Airport.
The read on RFD
What the numbers say about flying through Chicago Rockford International Airport
Across official performance history, flights from Rockford left within 15 minutes of schedule about 74% of the time over 5,088 flights. That's a middling record — neither a strength nor a red flag on its own. Pair it with a low cancellation rate of 1.0%, so flights here rarely vanish outright. When a departure does run late, the typical delay is around 22 minutes.
None of this guarantees your specific flight — it’s the backdrop. To turn it into a booking, score real flights to Rockford, read how we weigh it all in how the PlaneSane Score works, and brush up with how to pick a reliable flight and avoiding weather delays.
Common questions about RFD
- How reliable is Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD)?
- Flights from Rockford left within 15 minutes of schedule roughly 74% of the time across 5,088 flights of official history — a middling record — neither a strength nor a red flag on its own. The cancellation rate runs about 1.0%. It's advisory context, not a guarantee for any single flight.
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