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RFD Boasts Record-Breaking Year in 2021

The Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) announced it ended 2021 with record-breaking year-to-date landed cargo weight and with passenger traffic climbing to near pre-pandemic numbers. Both cargo and passenger service experienced their best December in the organization’s history.Cargo Growth Shatters Record In 2021, cargo numbers grew 25%, with over 3.4 billion pounds of landed weight traveling through RFD compared to 2.7 billion pounds in 2020. December was the largest single ... [+]

RFD Now Ranked in the Top 20 Busiest Cargo Airports

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently released its calendar year 2018 all-cargo data which ranked Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) as the 19th largest cargo airport in the nation, with growth of almost 55 percent year-over-year. Additionally, RFD was the only Illinois-based airports which grew its cargo operations including Chicago O’Hare ... [+]