international airport - Rockford Area Economic Development Council

INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Two Trans-Global Airports Serve Chicago
Chicago O’Hare (ORD)
Chicago Rockford (RFD)
RFD has Independent Airspace
from the Chicago aviation system.
CHICAGO ROCKFORD

190
90
CHICAGO O’HARE

290
88
 CHICAGO MIDWAY
355
39
294
55
GARY

80
RFD is Strategically Located
58 nautical miles; 68 highway miles Northwest of Chicago O’Hare
Only a 90-minute drive (measured over 288 truck round-trips)
CHICAGO ROCKFORD

190
90
CHICAGO O’HARE

290
88
355
39
294
55
80
MADISON ●
39
●
MILWAUKEE
39 90
43
LOGISTICS
CORRIDOR
RFD●
ROCHELLE ●
RAIL HUB
94
90
● 290
ORD
88
39
80
●
DAVENPORT
80
57
55
65
74
●
PEORIA
● BLOOMINGTON
● VANCOUVER
24 HOUR DRIVE
● CALGARY
12 HOUR DRIVE
● WINNIPEG
● SEATTLE
QUEBEC
●
● SPOKANE
● PORTLAND
MONTREAL
●
●
MINNEAPOLIS
TORONTO
●
● MILWAUKEE
● SAN FRANCISCO
● DETROIT
● NEW YORK
PITTSBURGH
●
●
● PHILADELPHIA ●
CLEVELAND
OMAHA
BALTIMORE ●
WASHINGTON DC ●
INDIANAPOLIS
●
● KANSAS CITY
●
● ST. LOUIS ● CINCINNATI
● RICHMOND
LOUISVILLE
● WICHITA
NASHVILLE
●
● KNOXVILLE
● TULSA
●
● MEMPHIS
CHARLOTTE
●
OKLAHOMA CITY
● ATLANTA
● LITTLE ROCK
● CHARLESTON
●
BIRMINGHAN
● SAVANNAH
●
● JACKSON
DALLAS
DES MOINES
●
● SALT LAKE CITY
● DENVER
● LAS VEGAS
● LOS ANGELES
● ALBEQUEQUE
● SAN DIEGO
● EL PASO
BOSTON ●

RFD
JACKSONVILLE ●
●
SAN ANTONIO
HOUSTON
●
NEW ORLEANS
●
MIAMI●
RFD is a Major Cargo Airport
 One of the Top 20 Cargo Airports in North America
 One of the fastest growing cargo airports in the US
 2010 Air Cargo World Excellence Award Winner
 Moves more than 1/3 the volume ORD moves
 Moves more than BOS, SEA, PDX, PHX
 24/7 Operation; Ground Handling, Fueling, TSA &
US Customs, Air Traffic Control
RUNWAY 7/25
 Primary Runway
 10,002 ft. long; CAT II/III ILS
 150 ft. wide with 40 ft. paved shoulders
RUNWAY 1/19
 8,199 ft. long
 CAT I Enhanced ILS
 150 ft. wide with 40 ft. paved shoulders
International Cargo Center is connected to Taxiway Foxtrot
2,500 ft. from beginning of primary runway 7/25
RFD has First Rate facilities
 Award Winning Snow Removal Capabilities
 RFD has NEVER closed due to snow!
 Part of the De-Icing fleet
 ARFF Index C with Index E available within 60 minutes
RFD has First Rate facilities
 Continued strong growth in diversions
 RFD has become the favorite diversion airport for many domestic and
international carriers flying into the region.
 Recently 5 MD-11’s made round-trip from RFD to Barcelona, Spain
RFD is home base to
Ryan International Airlines
A supportive airport
management team and its
partners assures satisfaction
from cargo carriers such as
Snapshot of
at RFD
 2nd largest US air hub
 3rd largest in the world
 Multiple Flights: 34 – 45 daily flights
 Six expansions since 1994
 670,000 sf ft of warehouse
 70 acres of ramp
 UPS reports 5 min. from wheels
down to engines off consistently
Available Immediately
Midfield Development – 70 acres
RFD is the grantee of a
Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ)
Some advantages of an FTZ:
 Duty deferral
 Duty reduction
 Duty elimination
 Reduction in federal excise taxes on aviation fuel
 Exemption from state fuel taxes
 Questions on the Foreign Trade Zone?
Contact Marge Bevers at mbevers@flyrfd.com
WANXIANG AMERICA CORPORATION
SOLAR PANEL MANUFACTORING FACTORY
WANXIANG AMERICA CORPORATION
PROPOSED 100 ACRE SOLAR PANEL FIELD
is Open for Business
Phase 1
Full Build Out

Building Size: 72,000 SF

400,000 sf

Clear Height: 28 feet

30 Acres

Electrical: 1200 Amps, 480/277 Volts

10 – 747-800’s parking

Exterior Truck Docks: 22, fully equipped

Drive-In Doors: 4 - grade level, 16’ x 20’

Parking: 100 Cars - Expandable

Trailer Parking: For 45

Occupancy: NOW
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
How it Works - Exports
 Easy For Your Customers
 The freight forwarder drops cargo
as normal at ORD
 No additional costs to freight forwarders
 Cargo Movement Costs
 RFD freight handling charges –
including trucking – should not exceed
your handling costs at ORD
 Security (TSA) / Customs
 Sealed trucks from ORD to RFD
will be accepted as examined freight
RFD Drop Station at O’Hare
How it Works - Imports
 Import Speed & Flexibility
 Pre-arranged in transit US Customs
transfers to ORD
 Freight available to customers in 2-4 hours
 Freight brought to CFS Station or RFD Drop
Station
 Freight going beyond can leave from ORD or
directly from RFD
RFD Drop Station at O’Hare
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Additional flight time at ORD
RFD
Wheels Down
O’Hare
Additional 5 Minutes
Additional 5 Minutes
Additional 5 Minutes
Additional 5 Minutes
Wheels Down
Additional taxi time at ORD
RFD
5 Minute Taxi
Nose Wheel Chocked
O’Hare
5 Minute Taxi
Additional 5 Minute Taxi
Additional 5 Minute Taxi
Additional 5 Minute Taxi
Nose Wheel Chocked
Freight forwarding time ORD versus RFD
(based off RFD chock time)
O’Hare
0:40 | Aircraft Parks/ Powers Off
3:40 | Cargo Into Cargo Facility
4:00 | First Truck Departs
90
RFD
0:00 | Aircraft Parks/Powers Off
0:39 | First Truck Departs
2:16 | First Truck to Freight Forwarder
3:30 | Last Truck to Freight Forwarder
0:15
0:30
0:45
1:00
1:15
1:30
Elk Grove Village
Wood Dale
Bensenville
1:45
2:00
2:15
2:30
2:45
3:00
3:15
3:30
3:45
Airline
Cargo
Facility
4:00
4:15
4:30
4:45
5:00
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Rockford Attributes

Top 4% in diversity in Illinois

Customs Examination Station

Seven Sister Cities

UPS’s 2nd largest U.S. air

O’Hare International Airport is a

operations
68 mile drive

UP’s Global III Intermodal Facility
Chicago Rockford International

Interstate-39 is connected for
Airport (RFD) has an international
gate
domestic and international trade.

Significant number of Rockford-

Foreign Trade Zone # 176,
area businesses involved in

Port of Rockford - U.S. Customs
international trade
office
BOB O’BRIEN
KEN RYAN
Phone: 815-469-4444
Email: bob@flyrfd.com
Phone: 815-703-5187
Email: kryan@flyrfd.com
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT