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YTD to RFD: distance & flight time
Thicket Portage (Thicket Portage Airport) → Rockford (Chicago Rockford International Airport)
986 mi
1,587 km · 857 nm
2h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
986 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 37m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- YTD — Thicket Portage Airport · Thicket Portage, Canada
- RFD — Chicago Rockford International Airport · Rockford, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YTD
- PIW · Pikwitonei Airport28 mi away
- YTH · Thompson Airport34 mi away
- YCR · Cross Lake (Charlie Sinclair Memorial) Airport49 mi away
- ZJG · Jenpeg Airport57 mi away
Near RFD
Frequently asked questions
How far is YTD from RFD?
The flight distance from Thicket Portage (YTD) to Rockford (RFD) is 986 miles (1,587 km, 857 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YTD to RFD?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 37m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YTD to RFD?
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