KRFD Runway 01/19 — Chicago Rockford International Airport
8,200 × 150 ft asphalt · true headings 005° / 185° · field elevation 742 ft
Runway 01/19 at Chicago Rockford International Airport (KRFD) in Chicago/Rockford, IL is 8,200 ft long and 150 ft wide, asphalt, with true headings 005° and 185°. The FAA record lists ILS/DME (CAT I) and MALSR approach lights on runway 01 and a LAHSO hold-short point at Runway 07/25 intersection. Over 2005–2025 the wind gave runway 01 the headwind 46.4% of the time and runway 19 53.6%, with a crosswind above 15 kt in 2.5% of wind hours. KRFD has no digital ATIS, so the active runway is not known; the wind-favored end and the ATIS Alerts prediction are estimates.
Runway 01/19 — current operational status
What the D-ATIS, the tower and current NOTAMs state now. The published FAA baseline (NASR) is a separate line in the overview below and does not reflect temporary closures.
- NOTAM 10/102: RFD NAV ILS RWY 01 LOC/DME U/S
Sources: Published FAA baseline (OurAirports/NASR record) · FAA NOTAMs. Runway NOTAMs stream live from the FAA NOTAM Management Service (SWIM); the official text is shown verbatim below the card. Always confirm with a current briefing.
NOTAMs for runway 01/19
Official text as issued; grouped for reading only. “Scheduled” means not yet in effect. NOTAMs are received live from the FAA NOTAM Management Service through SWIM and recorded since Sep 19, 2026; a NOTAM issued before that and not re-issued since may be missing. Get a full briefing before flight.
- 09/185 · DOM09/30 0747Z (2:47 AM CDT) → 10/31 2359Z (6:59 PM CDT)
!RFD 09/185 RFD RWY 01 ALL DIST REMAINING SIGN LGT U/S 2609300747-2610312359
- 09/184 · DOM09/30 0746Z (2:46 AM CDT) → 10/31 2359Z (6:59 PM CDT)
!RFD 09/184 RFD RWY 19 ALL DIST REMAINING SIGN LGT U/S 2609300746-2610312359
- 09/167 · DOM09/26 0323Z (10:23 PM CDT) → 12/31 2359Z (5:59 PM CST)
!RFD 09/167 RFD OBST POLE LGT (ASN UNKNOWN) 421159N0890618W (.83NM SW APCH END RWY 19) UNKNOWN (120FT AGL) U/S 2609260323-2612312359
- 09/162 · DOM09/26 0209Z (9:09 PM CDT) → 10/31 2359Z (6:59 PM CDT)
!RFD 09/162 RFD RWY 19 HLDG PSN SIGN AT RWY 25 LEFT SIDE LGT U/S 2609260209-2610312359
- 09/161 · DOM09/26 0209Z (9:09 PM CDT) → 10/31 2359Z (6:59 PM CDT)
!RFD 09/161 RFD RWY 19 HLDG PSN SIGN AT RWY 25 RIGHT SIDE LGT U/S 2609260209-2610312359
- 09/160 · DOM09/26 0207Z (9:07 PM CDT) → 10/31 2359Z (6:59 PM CDT)
!RFD 09/160 RFD RWY 19 HLDG PSN SIGN AT RWY 7 RIGHT SIDE LGT U/S 2609260207-2610312359
- 09/159 · DOM09/26 0205Z (9:05 PM CDT) → 10/31 2359Z (6:59 PM CDT)
!RFD 09/159 RFD RWY 19 HLDG PSN SIGN AT RWY 7 LEFT SIDE LGT U/S 2609260205-2610312359
- 09/105 · INTL09/20 2201Z (5:01 PM CDT) → 10/30 2359Z (6:59 PM CDT)
!RFD 09/105 RFD AD AP WINDCONE FOR RWY 01 LGT U/S 2609202201-2610302359
- 09/089 · INTL09/19 1503Z (10:03 AM CDT) → 10/30 2359Z (6:59 PM CDT)
RWY 19 PAPI U/S
- 10/102 · INTL10/22 1835Z (1:35 PM CDT) → 10/31 2359Z (6:59 PM CDT)
RFD NAV ILS RWY 01 LOC/DME U/S
- 09/168 · DOM09/28 0631Z (1:31 AM CDT) → 10/31 0500Z (12:00 AM CDT)
!RFD 09/168 RFD TWY E HLDG PSN SIGN EAST SIDE BTN RWY 01/19 AND TWY B LGT U/S 2609280631-2610310500
- 09/163 · DOM09/26 0212Z (9:12 PM CDT) → 10/31 2359Z (6:59 PM CDT)
!RFD 09/163 RFD TWY F HLDG PSN SIGN FOR RWY 01/19 LGT U/S 2609260212-2610312359
- 09/158 · INTL09/25 2045Z (3:45 PM CDT) → 11/27 2359Z (5:59 PM CST)
!RFD 09/158 RFD TWY B ELEVATED RWY GUARD LGT AT APCH END RWY 01 NOT STD 2609252045-2611272359
- 09/152 · DOM09/25 1059Z (5:59 AM CDT) → 10/31 2300Z (6:00 PM CDT)
!RFD 09/152 RFD TWY L HLDG PSN SIGN FOR APCH END RWY 19 LGT U/S 2609251059-2610312300
- 09/151 · DOM09/25 1045Z (5:45 AM CDT) → 10/31 2300Z (6:00 PM CDT)
!RFD 09/151 RFD TWY F HLDG PSN SIGN FOR RWY 01/19 LGT U/S 2609251045-2610312300
- 09/148 · DOM09/25 0935Z (4:35 AM CDT) → 10/31 2300Z (6:00 PM CDT)
!RFD 09/148 RFD TWY E HLDG PSN SIGN FOR RWY 01/19 LGT U/S 2609250935-2610312300
- 09/147 · DOM09/25 0931Z (4:31 AM CDT) → 10/31 2300Z (6:00 PM CDT)
!RFD 09/147 RFD TWY D HLDG PSN SIGN FOR RWY 01/19 LGT U/S 2609250931-2610312300
- 09/145 · DOM09/25 0921Z (4:21 AM CDT) → 10/31 2300Z (6:00 PM CDT)
!RFD 09/145 RFD TWY B HLDG PSN SIGN FOR APCH END RWY 01 LGT U/S 2609250921-2610312300
- 09/124 · DOM09/22 0118Z (8:18 PM CDT) → 10/30 2359Z (6:59 PM CDT)
!RFD 09/124 RFD TWY B HLDG PSN SIGN FOR APCH END RWY 19 LGT U/S 2609220118-2610302359
- 09/125 · DOM09/22 0125Z (8:25 PM CDT) → 10/30 2359Z (6:59 PM CDT)
!RFD 09/125 RFD RWY 19 RTHL NOT STD 2609220125-2610302359
- 08/113 · DOM08/27 1636Z (11:36 AM CDT) → 12/31 2359Z (5:59 PM CST)
!RFD 08/113 RFD RWY 19 HLDG PSN MARKINGS AT RWY 25 N SIDE OBSC 2608271636-2612312359
Current runway assignment is not available from D-ATIS at KRFD. The wind components below show which end the wind favors; the section after it is an ATIS Alerts prediction. Neither is an ATC assignment.
Current wind on Runway 01/19
Wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 3 kt
- Tailwind
- 1 kt
- Crosswind
- 3 ktfrom right
- Headwind
- 1 kt
- Crosswind
- 3 ktfrom left
- arrivals
- departures
- LAHSO hold-short
- closed
Layout from FAA NASR runway-end coordinates; the selected runway is highlighted and no active source exists here. Not for navigation. Official FAA diagram ↗
Wind-favored runway at KRFD right now: 07 (2 kt headwind) — a different runway than this one.
Components use TRUE runway headings and TRUE METAR wind. “Favored by wind” is arithmetic, not an ATC assignment.
Runway 01/19 outlook
Where runway 01/19 stands now and which runway at KRFD is likely over the next 12 hours — an estimate, not an ATC assignment.
Time · runway 01/19 · airport-wide outlook · confidence · forecast wind · why
- Now0947Z · 4:47 AM CDT·01/19: no runway favored·no runway favored airport-wide·no confidence·wind 120° at 3 kt·Why METAR wind 120° at 3 kt: below 5 kt, wind does not decide the runway.|No recorded calm-wind preference yet, so no end is favored.
- +1 h1047Z · 5:47 AM CDT·01/19: 19 likely·airport-wide likely 19 then 25·South flow·5 kt headwind, 2 kt crosswind·Medium 73%·wind 160° at 5 kt·Why TAF forecast wind 160° at 5 kt favors south-facing runway ends: 5 kt headwind and 2 kt crosswind on 19 versus 0 kt headwind on 25.|No known runway closure prevents this configuration.|Confidence falls with forecast distance (+1 h).
- +2 h1147Z · 6:47 AM CDT·01/19: 19 likely·airport-wide likely 19 then 25·South flow·5 kt headwind, 2 kt crosswind·Medium 70%·wind 160° at 5 kt·Why TAF forecast wind 160° at 5 kt favors south-facing runway ends: 5 kt headwind and 2 kt crosswind on 19 versus 0 kt headwind on 25.|No known runway closure prevents this configuration.|Confidence falls with forecast distance (+2 h).
- +3 h1247Z · 7:47 AM CDT·01/19: 19 likely·airport-wide likely 19 then 25·South flow·5 kt headwind, 2 kt crosswind·Medium 67%·wind 160° at 5 kt·Why TAF forecast wind 160° at 5 kt favors south-facing runway ends: 5 kt headwind and 2 kt crosswind on 19 versus 0 kt headwind on 25.|No known runway closure prevents this configuration.|Confidence falls with forecast distance (+3 h).
- +6 h1547Z · 10:47 AM CDT·01/19: 19 likely·airport-wide likely 19 then 25·South flow·9 kt headwind, 1 kt crosswind·Medium 71%·wind 180° at 9 kt·Why TAF forecast wind 180° at 9 kt favors south-facing runway ends: 9 kt headwind and 1 kt crosswind on 19 versus 4 kt headwind on 25.|No known runway closure prevents this configuration.|Confidence falls with forecast distance (+6 h).
- +12 h2147Z · 4:47 PM CDT·01/19: 19 likely·airport-wide likely 19 then 25·South flow·13 kt headwind, 1 kt crosswind·Low 58%·wind 190° at 13 kt G20·Why TAF forecast wind 190° at 13 kt gusting 20 favors south-facing runway ends: 13 kt headwind and 1 kt crosswind on 19 versus 7 kt headwind on 25.|No known runway closure prevents this configuration.|Confidence falls with forecast distance (+12 h).
ATIS Alerts Predicted Runway is an estimate from the TAF wind forecast, runway geometry (most headwind, crosswind penalised, tailwind over 5 kt avoided, longest runway breaks ties), the current stated configuration and any stated closures. Each row lists its reasons; “no runway favored” is a genuine answer under variable or light wind, never replaced by a guess. It is not an ATC assignment and does not know about noise abatement or traffic flow unless the recorded history shows them. TAF issued 0850Z (3:50 AM CDT).
Runway 01/19 equipment and lighting
What the FAA record lists for each end, annotated with current NOTAM and D-ATIS outages.
- Approach lighting
- MALSR
- Visual glide slope
- Not available
- Runway edge lighting
- HIRL (high intensity)
- Centerline lighting
- Available
- Touchdown zone lighting
- Available
- REIL
- Not available
- ILS
- ILS/DMEDEGRADED
- Localizer
- AvailableOUT OF SERVICE
- Glideslope
- Available
- DME
- AvailableOUT OF SERVICE
- Marker beacons
- Not available
- RVR
- touchdown
- Runway markings
- Precision instrument
- Arresting system
- Not available
RFD NAV ILS RWY 01 LOC/DME U/S
RFD NAV ILS RWY 01 LOC/DME U/S
RFD NAV ILS RWY 01 LOC/DME U/S
- Approach lighting
- Not available
- Visual glide slope
- PAPI (4-box, left side)OUT OF SERVICE
- Runway edge lighting
- HIRL (high intensity)
- Centerline lighting
- Available
- Touchdown zone lighting
- Not available
- REIL
- Available
- ILS
- Not available
- Localizer
- Not available
- Glideslope
- Not available
- DME
- Not available
- Marker beacons
- Not available
- RVR
- rollout
- Runway markings
- Precision instrument
- Arresting system
- Not available
RWY 19 PAPI U/S
Source: FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle effective 2026-10-01 (equipment on record) · FAA NOTAMs via SWIM (live)and the current D-ATIS (outages). “Not available” means the FAA record lists no such equipment for the end; nothing here is inferred. An outage annotation is only ever a reading of the official text shown with it. Declared distances are not shown in this phase.
Land and hold short operations
LAHSO hold-short points and available landing distances on the FAA record, and whether the current D-ATIS reports LAHSO in effect.
- Hold short
- Runway 07/25 intersection
- Available landing distance
- 6,000 ft
No LAHSO hold-short point on the FAA record for this end.
A hold-short point on record means LAHSO can be conducted to this end; it is active only when ATC says so. This airport has no D-ATIS, so the current LAHSO state is not known here. Source: FAA NASR cycle 2026-10-01; D-ATIS text read by ATIS Alerts.
Frequencies for runway 01/19
Tower, ground, clearance, ATIS and approach frequencies from the FAA record, labelled by what they apply to.
| Service | Frequency | Applies to |
|---|---|---|
| Tower | 118.1 | Airport-wide |
| Tower | 290.375 | Airport-wide |
| Ground | 121.9 | Airport-wide |
| Ground | 290.375 | Airport-wide |
| Clearance delivery | 119.25 | Airport-wide |
| ATIS | 127.6 | Airport-wide |
Show all frequencies (4 more: approach and departure sectors, secondary and other)
| Service | Frequency | Applies to |
|---|---|---|
| UNICOM | 122.95 | Airport-wide |
| Approach / departure | 121.0 | Sector: EAST |
| Approach / departure | 126.0 | Sector: WEST |
| Approach / departure | 327.0 | Airport-wide |
The FAA record does not sectorize KRFD's frequencies by runway; every row applies airport-wide. Source: FAA NASR FRQ, cycle 2026-10-01. Verify on the current chart supplement before use.
Runway 01/19 overview
Physical characteristics from the FAA-derived runway record.
- Length
- 8,200 ft
- Width
- 150 ft
- Surface
- Asphalt · Good condition
- Surface treatment
- Grooved
- Weight bearing (lb)
- S 120k · D 250k · 2D 550k · 2D/2D2 1120k
- PCN
- 1810
- Runway lights
- Lighted
- Airport elevation
- 742 ft
- Published FAA baseline
- Open
- Published NASR record; does not reflect temporary closures or restrictions. Current operational status is the card at the top of the page.
- True heading
- 005°
- Magnetic
- 008°
- Published FAA baseline
- Open
- Threshold elevation
- 709 ft
- TDZ elevation
- 729 ft
- Displaced threshold
- None on record
- Traffic pattern
- Left
- Controlling obstruction
- road, 7 ft, 541 ft from threshold, 48:1 slope
- True heading
- 185°
- Magnetic
- 188°
- Published FAA baseline
- Open
- Threshold elevation
- 736 ft
- TDZ elevation
- 736 ft
- Displaced threshold
- None on record
- Threshold crossing height
- 75 ft
- Visual glide path
- 3°
- Traffic pattern
- Left
- Controlling obstruction
- tree, 65 ft, 2,613 ft from threshold, 37:1 slope
Runway 01/19 numbers are magnetic; the stored geometry and every wind calculation on this page are TRUE north, so they never need a variation correction. Magnetic headings use the FAA's published variation for this airport, 3.0°W (2020), the same value printed on the FAA airport diagram. Surface condition, treatment, weight bearing, thresholds and traffic pattern are from the FAA NASR record (cycle 2026-10-01); lighting, ILS and LAHSO are in their own sections above. Declared distances are not shown in this phase.
Wind-favored runway at KRFD — last 30 days
Which runway end had the most headwind each hour, from ATIS Alerts' collected wind history — an estimate, not ATC use.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 19
- 50%
- 01
- 23%
- 25
- 15%
- 07
- 12%
Historical wind and crosswind on runway 01/19
20-year hourly climatology from the ASOS archive, computed per runway end.
From 175,139 hourly observations at KRFD (2005–2025), 150,023 with a steady wind direction (14.3% calm, variable or direction-less). One observation per clock hour; TRUE headings against TRUE wind.
Crosswind on runway 01/19 (either end)
| Crosswind (kt) | Share of wind hours |
|---|---|
| 0–5 | 60% |
| 5–10 | 29.2% |
| 10–15 | 8.3% |
| 15–20 | 2.1% |
| 20–25 | 0.4% |
| 25+ | 0.1% |
Strongest-crosswind month on average: Apr; calmest: Aug. Percentiles are streaming approximations (t-digest), accurate to about 0.1 kt.
Runway 01
Runway 19
“Most wind-favored end” is meteorological analysis: the share of steady-wind hours (2005–2025) in which this end had the most headwind of every open runway end at KRFD. It does not mean ATC selected the runway that often (parallel ends with the same heading share the credit equally). Observed runway use, where available, is the configuration-history section above.
By wind direction
| Wind from | Share of wind hours | 01 favored | 19 favored | Mean crosswind | Crosswind > 15 kt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N 338–023° | 13% | 100% | 0% | 2 kt | 0% |
| NE 023–068° | 8% | 23.5% | 0% | 5.3 kt | 0.5% |
| E 068–113° | 10% | 0% | 0% | 7.1 kt | 2.4% |
| SE 113–158° | 10% | 0% | 80.8% | 5.1 kt | 0.3% |
| S 158–203° | 23% | 0% | 100% | 1.7 kt | 0% |
| SW 203–248° | 10% | 0% | 33.7% | 5.2 kt | 0.9% |
| W 248–293° | 15% | 0% | 0% | 9.3 kt | 11.2% |
| NW 293–338° | 12% | 71.5% | 0% | 7.3 kt | 3.7% |
By time of day (airport-local)
Seasonal runway conditions
| Month | Mean crosswind (kt) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 5.4 kt |
| Feb | 5.6 kt |
| Mar | 5.7 kt |
| Apr | 6.5 kt |
| May | 5.3 kt |
| Jun | 4.7 kt |
| Jul | 4.0 kt |
| Aug | 3.8 kt |
| Sep | 4.1 kt |
| Oct | 4.9 kt |
| Nov | 5.0 kt |
| Dec | 5.3 kt |
| Month | Prevailing | Mean wind | Gusty | Mean xw | xw > 10 | xw > 15 | xw > 20 | 01 tail > 5 | 19 tail > 5 | IFR | TS | Fog |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | W | 8.2 kt | 12.8% | 5.4 kt | 13.1% | 2.8% | 0.5% | 25.5% | 22.4% | 17% | 0.05% | 16.2% |
| Feb | W | 8.3 kt | 14.7% | 5.6 kt | 13.8% | 3.8% | 0.9% | 21.4% | 27.8% | 11.9% | 0.17% | 12.1% |
| Mar | S | 8.6 kt | 19% | 5.7 kt | 14.5% | 3.9% | 0.7% | 24.3% | 28% | 9.4% | 0.59% | 10.1% |
| Apr | S | 9.1 kt | 25.4% | 6.5 kt | 20% | 5.2% | 0.9% | 24.9% | 26.3% | 6.5% | 1.11% | 6.9% |
| May | S | 7.5 kt | 18.1% | 5.3 kt | 11.1% | 2% | 0.2% | 25.7% | 21.4% | 5.3% | 1.59% | 6.2% |
| Jun | S | 6.6 kt | 12.4% | 4.7 kt | 6.8% | 1% | 0.1% | 25.6% | 16.8% | 3.9% | 2.66% | 5.6% |
| Jul | S | 5.6 kt | 6.1% | 4 kt | 3.9% | 0.5% | 0.1% | 23.1% | 14.4% | 2.5% | 2.58% | 4.8% |
| Aug | S | 5.3 kt | 5.4% | 3.8 kt | 3.6% | 0.4% | 0% | 23.1% | 14% | 3.9% | 2.02% | 6.8% |
| Sep | S | 6 kt | 8.4% | 4.1 kt | 5.3% | 0.9% | 0.2% | 22.7% | 20.3% | 5% | 1.18% | 7.8% |
| Oct | S | 7.3 kt | 15.7% | 4.9 kt | 10.4% | 2.5% | 0.4% | 27.3% | 20.7% | 5.7% | 0.52% | 7% |
| Nov | S | 8 kt | 15.5% | 5 kt | 11.5% | 3.1% | 0.6% | 31.5% | 19.2% | 8.3% | 0.15% | 11.4% |
| Dec | S | 7.9 kt | 13.2% | 5.3 kt | 12.9% | 3.4% | 0.6% | 26.4% | 18.2% | 18.2% | 0.05% | 19% |
IFR, thunderstorm (TS) and fog columns are airport-wide shares of hours; the crosswind and tailwind columns are specific to this runway. Prevailing = most common 45° wind sector among wind hours.
Runway 01/19 closure history
Kept per source with its provenance: D-ATIS-observed, NOTAM-observed and the FAA published baseline are never merged.
KRFD has no D-ATIS, so there is no broadcast-observed closure record.
- 10/109 · closure (full) · runway 01/19effective 2026-10-27 14:53Z → 2026-10-27 18:00Z · first seen 2026-10-27 14:54Z · last seen 2026-10-27 17:14Z · cancelled 2026-10-27 17:14Z
!RFD 10/109 RFD RWY 01/19 CLSD 2610271453-2610271800
- 10/109 · closure (full) · runway 01/19effective 2026-10-27 14:53Z → 2026-10-27 18:00Z · first seen 2026-10-27 17:16Z · last seen 2026-10-27 17:16Z
RWY 01/19 CLSD
- 09/143 · closure (full) · runway 01/19effective 2026-09-28 08:00Z → 2026-09-28 12:30Z · first seen 2026-09-25 03:15Z · last seen 2026-09-25 12:13Z · cancelled 2026-09-25 12:13Z
!RFD 09/143 RFD RWY 01/19 CLSD 2609280800-2609281230
- 09/157 · closure (full) · runway 01/19effective 2026-09-25 20:23Z → 2026-09-28 23:59Z · first seen 2026-09-25 20:27Z · last seen 2026-09-28 21:02Z · cancelled 2026-09-28 21:02Z
!RFD 09/157 RFD RWY 01/19 CLSD 2609252023-2609282359
- 09/156 · airport closure (full) · runway airport-wideeffective 2026-09-25 17:00Z → 2026-09-25 19:00Z · first seen 2026-09-25 14:33Z · last seen 2026-09-25 18:06Z · cancelled 2026-09-25 18:06Z
!RFD 09/156 RFD AD AP CLSD TO TGL 2609251700-2609251900
- 09/153 · closure (full) · runway 01/19effective 2026-09-25 12:13Z → 2026-09-25 21:30Z · first seen 2026-09-25 12:14Z · last seen 2026-09-25 20:23Z · cancelled 2026-09-25 20:23Z
!RFD 09/153 RFD RWY 01/19 CLSD 2609251213-2609252130
- 09/146 · closure (full) · runway 01/19effective 2026-09-25 09:25Z → 2026-09-25 13:00Z · first seen 2026-09-25 09:28Z · last seen 2026-09-25 12:13Z · cancelled 2026-09-25 12:13Z
!RFD 09/146 RFD RWY 01/19 CLSD 2609250925-2609251300
- 09/119 · closure (full) · runway 01/19effective 2026-09-21 17:28Z → 2026-09-21 23:59Z · first seen 2026-09-21 17:31Z · last seen 2026-09-21 21:01Z · cancelled 2026-09-21 21:01Z
!RFD 09/119 RFD RWY 01/19 CLSD 2609211728-2609212359
- 09/115 · closure (full) · runway 01/19effective 2026-09-21 10:41Z → 2026-09-21 21:00Z · first seen 2026-09-21 10:43Z · last seen 2026-09-21 15:24Z · cancelled 2026-09-21 15:24Z
!RFD 09/115 RFD RWY 01/19 CLSD 2609211041-2609212100
- 09/107 · closure (full) · runway 01/19effective 2026-09-20 23:58Z → 2026-09-21 11:30Z · first seen 2026-09-21 00:00Z · last seen 2026-09-21 10:42Z · cancelled 2026-09-21 10:42Z
!RFD 09/107 RFD RWY 01/19 CLSD 2609202358-2609211130
- 09/095 · closure (full) · runway 01/19effective 2026-09-19 22:30Z → 2026-09-20 23:59Z · first seen 2026-09-19 22:31Z · last seen 2026-09-20 02:04Z · cancelled 2026-09-20 02:04Z
!RFD 09/095 RFD RWY 01/19 CLSD 2609192230-2609202359
Runway 01/19: Open on the published record — a baseline that does not reflect temporary closures or restrictions, not the current operational status.
Recent pilot reports involving runway 01/19
Official PIREPs that name this runway explicitly, past 6 hours.
No pilot report in the last 6 hours names runway 01/19 at KRFD explicitly. Reports near the airport that do not name a runway are on the airport page.
Instrument approaches to runway 01/19
From the FAA d-TPP, linked to the official plates.
Runway 01
- ILSILS OR LOC RWY 01 ↗precision
- RNAV (GPS)RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 ↗
Runway 19
- LOCLOC BC RWY 19 ↗
- RNAV (GPS)RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 ↗
1 departure procedure · 4 STARs · FAA hot spots page ↗ · LAHSO page ↗ · FAA d-TPP cycle 2611. Plates open on aeronav.faa.gov (public domain); ATIS Alerts does not reproduce charts or minimums.
Methodology and sources
Short version below; the full write-up is at Runway Intelligence methodology, and every launched airport is listed on the Runway Intelligence hub.
- Active runwayscome first from the tower's TFDM (Terminal Flight Data Manager) airport configuration, received as structured data through the FAA SWIM Cloud Distribution Service at towers that have it; otherwise from the airport's D-ATIS text (community relay of the FAA broadcast) with an open, tested parser, and the broadcast text is always shown. Every change is recorded, so “recorded use” is what the facility stated, never an inference. ATIS Alerts is not an FAA product and this is not FAA data; SWIM content is for non-operational use.
- Flowis the compass direction of the stated arrival ends (eight sectors, named only when every arrival end points within 30° of the others and clear of a sector edge); a tower's own configuration name is used when it carries a direction word. Stored separately from the runway sets.
- Equipment, LAHSO and frequencies come from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription (cycle 2026-10-01): approach lights, visual glide slope, edge / centerline / touchdown-zone lights, REIL, ILS components with FAA status, RVR, markings, LAHSO hold-short points and available landing distances, and facility frequencies with their published sectorization. Outage annotations are readings of the NOTAM or D-ATIS text shown beside them. Blank FAA fields read “Not available”.
- Wind components use the current METAR (aviationweather.gov) against TRUE runway headings from the OurAirports/FAA runway record.
- Runway visual range, tower demand and traffic-management restrictions come from FAA SWIM: STDDS Airport Data (RVR and light settings, about 130 airports) and TFDM (15-minute runway demand, APREQ/MIT restrictions). Each block is stamped with its own time; none of it is an FAA product or a clearance.
- Predicted runway scores each open end from the TAF wind (headwind, crosswind penalty, tailwind avoidance, longest-runway tie-break), excludes stated closures, and — once a wind sector has 24 h of recorded use — adjusts confidence by what the facility did under similar wind; every row lists its reasons. It does not model noise abatement or flow programs beyond what the record shows.
- History thresholds: usage shares need 12 / 48 / 168 recorded hours for the 24-hour / 7-day / 30-day windows; a wind sector needs 24 h and 5 days; time-of-day needs 7 days and 20 h per daypart; flow shares need 48 h. Below a bar the module says so instead of showing a percentage.
- Climatology: Iowa Environmental Mesonet ASOS archive, one observation per hour, 45° wind sectors, percentiles via t-digest; runway geometry is today's record applied to all years. Methodology v1.
- PIREPs: official reports from aviationweather.gov are attached only when the text names this runway and the report is tied to KRFD by identifier or by position within 15 NM. Approaches: FAA d-TPP metafile, current charting cycle; plates link to aeronav.faa.gov. No minimums are reproduced.
- Data freshness: METAR and D-ATIS refresh every minute on this page; the D-ATIS recorder ran 2 min ago; usage rollups every 3 h; climatology through 2025-12-31.
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⚠️ ATIS Alerts provides informational runway analysis based on available weather, the tower's TFDM configuration and NOTAMs received through FAA SWIM, D-ATIS text, FAA data and historical observations. Active runways shown here are what the tower or its D-ATIS stated and may lag or be misread; NOTAM coverage is not complete; predicted runways are an ATIS Alerts estimate, not an ATC assignment; equipment states are readings of the official text shown with them. Not an FAA product. Not for operational use. Always verify with official FAA-approved preflight weather sources before flight.