Flights to Rockford are operated to and from the Chicago Rockford International Airport located in the southern regions of Rockford in the Winnebago County in Illinois. The Chicago Rockford International Airport is also known as the Greater Rockford Airport in the United States of America. The Chicago Rockford International Airport is meant for general aviation and hence is an important commercial airport in the United States.
The major airlines that are currently offering their domestic and international flights to Rockford include those of the Allegiant Air operating between Rockford and Fort Lauderdale, Las Vegas, Mesa/Phoenix, Orlando-Sanford and St. Petersburg/Clearwater, United Airlines, Apple Vacations which gets operated by Allegiant Air and the United Express operated by SkyWest that operates between Denver and Rockford. The Ryan International Airlines has its headquarters at the Rockford International Airport and is staging many of its aircrafts for charter hire.
There are also some cargo Rockford flights on offer by the airlines of United Parcel Service sorting hub, which is the second largest hub in the nation located at Louisville International Airport, BAX Global and the DHL, dba Airborne Express. Many of the passenger airlines also have the provision for cheap flights to Rockford.
The major tourist attractions at Rockford include the Anderson Japanese Gardens, which is the only Japanese garden in North America, the Klehm Arboretum and Botanic Garden, Burpee Museum of Natural History, the Faust Hotel, the Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum, the Midway Village and Museum Center and the Museum Center.
