Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) delays & on-time performance
Rockford, Illinois · 8 nonstop destinations · 1 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at RFD right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
71%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
0.3%
3 flights
Avg arrival delay
27 min
90 min when late
Departed on time
73%
avg taxi-out 13 min
Figures cover 985 departures from RFD; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into RFD were on time 82% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) arrived on time 71% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, worse than the 78% national average.
- 0.3% were cancelled, and 12% arrived an hour or more late.
- Departures scheduled around 1pm did best (84% on time); around 7pm did worst (45%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (48%).
Most delayed routes from RFD
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
Most reliable routes from RFD
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
Best airline at RFD
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegiant Air | 71% | 0.3% | 27 min | 8 | 985 |
Best time to fly out of RFD
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 8am83%49 flts
- 9am76%87 flts
- 10am79%191 flts
- 11am78%83 flts
- 12pm83%87 flts
- 1pm84%90 flts
- 4pm81%36 flts
- 5pm52%64 flts
- 6pm73%55 flts
- 7pm45%93 flts
- 8pm50%68 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Late-arriving aircraft48%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion22%
- Extreme weather17%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)13%
- Security1%
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.