The Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) is located 68 miles northwest of Chicago, RFD offers its passengers a hassle-free travel experience to Ft. Myers/Punta Gorda, Las Vegas, Orlando, Phoenix/Mesa, Tampa/St. Petersburg, with Sarasota and Destin as seasonal destinations only. RFD is home to a continually growing air cargo industry and is ranked as the 17th largest airport in the United S
tates for air cargo with more than 2.7 billion pounds (1.2 metric tons) of landed weight in 2020. The Airport is home to the second-largest UPS hub in North America and a major base of operations for Amazon Air. In 2019, RFD was named the fastest-growing cargo airport in the world. The Airport campus also encompasses an aviation maintenance repair facility (AAR) as well as other aircraft maintenance operations capable of servicing next-generation aircraft, as well as an aviation education maintenance program (Rock Valley College) that is turning out a well-trained and skilled workforce. Currently, RFD and its tenants are home to more than 8,000 jobs and contribute millions of dollars annually in real estate taxes. More than 15 international airlines service RFD as a freighter network serving destinations to and from countries from around the world, as well as from international tier one freight forwarders such as DB Schenker, DSV and SENATOR.
