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Routes and flights · the DOT's airline reports, August 2025 to July 2026

Newark Liberty International ⇄ Chicago/Rockford International EWR–RFD

Airlines flew 810 flights between Newark Liberty International EWR in Newark, NJ and Chicago/Rockford International RFD in Chicago/Rockford, IL in the twelve months to July 2026, both directions together: 264 passengers in 313 seats, 84% of them filled, and 37,521,901 pounds of freight. 781 miles, about 119 minutes in the air, on 3 airlines: United Parcel Service (807), United Air Lines Inc. (2), Atlas Air Inc. (1). Planning to fly it yourself? The weather and winds along this route right now.

810
flights, twelve months
EWR-RFD: 545 · RFD-EWR: 265
264
passengers
84% of seats filled
781
miles
about 119 minutes airborne
3
airlines
6 aircraft types

Flights by month both directions

0244974981/254/257/2510/251/264/26697/26
By month, as a table
flights
1/2565
2/2567
3/2569
4/2573
5/2561
6/2562
7/2566
8/2564
9/2561
10/2569
11/2563
12/2598
1/2657
2/2661
3/2669
4/2673
5/2659
6/2667
7/2669

Passengers by month

045901341791/254/257/2510/251/264/2607/26
By month, as a table
passengers
1/250
2/250
3/250
4/250
5/250
6/250
7/250
8/250
9/250
10/250
11/250
12/250
1/260
2/2685
3/260
4/26179
5/260
6/260
7/260

The airlines twelve months, both directions

AirlineFlightsPassengersSeats filledService
United Parcel Service 5X8070scheduled cargo service
United Air Lines Inc. UA226487%scheduled passenger service
Atlas Air Inc. 5Y100%charter cargo service

The aircraft as the airlines report their types

AircraftFlightsSeats a flightPassengers
Airbus Industrie A300-600/R/CF/RCF39700
Boeing 767-300/300ER23100
Boeing 757-20017900
Boeing 737-900ER1179179
Boeing 737-700/700LR/Max 7112685
Boeing 747-400180

EWR → RFD this direction alone · flown January 2025 to July 2026

545 flights of 544 scheduled, 179 passengers in 179 seats, 22,095,358 pounds of freight, 2,564,903 pounds of mail. United Parcel Service 544; United Air Lines Inc. 1.

RFD → EWR this direction alone · flown January 2025 to July 2026

265 flights of 263 scheduled, 85 passengers in 134 seats, 15,426,543 pounds of freight, 634,016 pounds of mail. United Parcel Service 263; Atlas Air Inc. 1; United Air Lines Inc. 1.

Source: the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 Segment table (all carriers). A flight is one departure performed on this segment; seats and passengers are the airlines' own monthly reports; "seats filled" is passengers divided by seats. The miles are the DOT's great-circle distance. Both ends: Newark Liberty International EWR and Chicago/Rockford International RFD; all routes.