Chicago/Rockford International in March 2026

69.0%departed on time

BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.

In March 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 100 domestic departures from Chicago/Rockford International (RFD). 69.0% left less than 15 minutes late and 68.0% reached their destination on time; 2.0% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 72.8% of flights departed on time and 73.2% arrived on time, so RFD departures were 3.8 points below the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in March 2025, the airport had 101 departures with 71.3% leaving on time: a change of −2.3 points, with flights down 1%.

Flights arriving at RFD that month were on time 78.0% of the time (100 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 49%, national aviation system 45% and extreme weather 4%.

On time 68.0%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 30.0%
Cancelled 2.0%
Diverted 0.0%

Every scheduled departure from RFD in March 2026, judged by arrival at the destination.

March 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation

Measure	Mar 2026	Mar 2025	RFD, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Mar 2026
Departed on time	69.0%	71.3%	72.4%	72.8%
Arrived on time	68.0%	68.3%	71.1%	73.2%
Cancelled	2.0%	0.0%	0.3%	2.9%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	35.5 min	38.0 min	26.5 min	20.3 min
Scheduled departures a day	3	3	3	20,403
Scheduled departures	100	101	985	612,102

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
G4 Allegiant Air	100	100%	68.0%	28.3 min	2.0%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
RFD–PGD	Rockford to Punta Gorda	24	75.0%	71.5 min	4.2%
RFD–AZA	Rockford to Phoenix	19	89.5%	0.4 min	0.0%
RFD–SFB	Rockford to Sanford	15	60.0%	5.4 min	6.7%
RFD–PIE	Rockford to St. Petersburg	13	61.5%	34.0 min	0.0%
RFD–SRQ	Rockford to Sarasota/Bradenton	11	45.5%	34.4 min	0.0%
RFD–FLL	Rockford to Fort Lauderdale	9	33.3%	31.3 min	0.0%
RFD–LAS	Rockford to Las Vegas	9	88.9%	-5.9 min	0.0%

By scheduled departure hour

100

On-time share:under 62%6270768288% and over

Share of departures that left less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour (local time), March 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Mar 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	2.4%	33.5%	85
Late-arriving aircraft	48.7%	39.3%	1,709
National Aviation System	45.0%	21.0%	1,579
Extreme weather	3.9%	5.9%	137
Security	0.0%	0.2%	0

3,510 delay minutes on 30 flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late and carried a cause report. Carriers assign the categories; see what each category means.

Questions and answers

How many flights left RFD on time in March 2026?

69.0% of 100 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 68.0% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 72.8% and 73.2%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In March 2025, 71.3% of 101 departures left on time and 0.0% were cancelled, against 69.0% and 2.0% in March 2026.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for March 2026; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for RFD · methodology · corrections.