Attention ORD AW members!

We are fortunate enough to be able to offer a field tour of Rockford International Airport!

The field tour will take place on Wednesday, December 21st. This is the peak time of the season for cargo movements at RFD. UPS, FedEx, and Amazon Prime all make multiple movements during the days leading up to the Christmas holiday. RFD also hosts several other regularly scheduled cargo flights that will be coming and going as well.

We have seats for 30 spotters. The seats will be given first come, first serve. We will have a standby list as well. You must be a current ORD AW member to attend.

Again, this is a members-only event due the the limited number of seats available. Also, apologies for the short notice, but the tour came together very quickly.

Please email ORD AW Secretary Bill Gaston at bill_gaston@sbcglobal.net *on or after 8:00am, Friday, December 16, 2022*.

Responses received before that time will not be processed.

We will meet at 9:00am at the RFD maintenance facility located at 5751 Falcon Road, Rockford, IL 61109. The tour will take place rain or shine, and typically last 4-6 hours, depending on weather, light, and airplane traffic. Please dress accordingly. Access to bathrooms will be limited during the tour, but we may be able to make a stop if needed. Also, the reason for the tour taking place during the week is due to the large decrease in cargo traffic on the weekends. If there are any questions, please ask!

Remember, please email ORD AW Secretary Bill Gaston at bill_gaston@sbcglobal.net *on or after 8:00am, Friday, December 16, 2021*

Bill Gaston

Secretary, ORD Airport Watch