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Columbia Metropolitan Airport

33.93880°N
-81.11950°W
ARR / DAY
71
▼ 0.8%
DEP / DAY
74
▲ 2.2%
ON-TIME
3.2% Bottom 25%
arr · avg 81 minest
AVG DELAY
81 min
7d window

Columbia Metropolitan Airport (KCAE/CAE) is a large domestic airport located in Columbia, SC. It features 2 runways with the longest being 8,601 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 71 arrivals and 74 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 27 carriers across 50 routes. Cargo carriers (FedEx, UPS, and similar) operate regularly, accounting for about 6% of observed flights. The most active carrier is Delta AIR Lines (DAL). The busiest route is to Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (KATL). On-time performance averages 3% with an average delay of 81 minutes against scheduled times. At the busiest hour of an average day, we calculated that a plane takes off or lands roughly every 360 seconds.

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

23h ago
Temp
68°F
Wind
5 kts
0°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
—
METAR KCAE 251556Z VRB05KT 10SM FEW100 20/08 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP193 T02000083 $

Delays by hour

Avg minutes · local time · last 30 days

Schedule vs actual
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Communications Frequencies

2026-06-11
Type Freq (MHz) Hours
TWR 119.500 24
TWR 257.800 24
GND 121.900 24
GND 348.600 24
ATIS 120.150 24
APCH 124.150 24
APCH 133.400 24
APCH 285.600 24
APCH 338.200 24
UNICOM 122.950 —
LCL/P 119.500 24
CD/P 119.750 24
OTHER 119.750 24
EMERG 121.500 24
CLASS C 124.150 24
CLASS C 133.400 24
EMERG 243.000 24
LCL/P 257.800 24
CLASS C 285.600 24
CLASS C 338.200 24
Airport operations
ARTCC:
ZJX
Mag var:
7° W
Fuel:
100LL

Destination network

Great-circle routes from KCAE · last 7d

31 destinations
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Hourly traffic

Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days

peak 2 PM · 1 movement every 360 s
12a 1a 2a 3a 4a 5a 6a 7a 8a 9a 10a 11a 12p 1p 2p 3p 4p 5p 6p 7p 8p 9p 10p 11p

Top routes

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Route Operator Flights Avg enroute
CAEATL
Atlanta, US
Delta AIR Lines 85 0h 46m
CAECLT
Charlotte, US
Piedmont Airlines 63 0h 27m
CAEDCA
Washington, US
PSA Airlines 37 1h 18m
CAEIAD
Washington, DC, US
Commutair (Plattsburgh 33 1h 14m
CAEORD
Chicago, US
Gojet Airlines 32 1h 46m
CAELGA
New York, US
Republic Airlines 24 1h 45m
CAELGA
New York, US
Endeavor AIR 24 1h 37m
CAEPHL
Philadelphia, US
Piedmont Airlines 23 1h 22m
CAECLT
Charlotte, US
PSA Airlines 17 0h 29m
CAEATL
Atlanta, US
Endeavor AIR 17 0h 48m
CAEDAB
Daytona Beach, US
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University 15 2h 0m
CAEORD
Chicago, US
Envoy AIR 13 1h 44m
CAEDFW
Dallas-Fort Worth, US
Envoy AIR 12 2h 15m
CAEDFW
Dallas-Fort Worth, US
PSA Airlines 11 2h 1m
CAEDFW
Dallas-Fort Worth, US
American Airlines 11 2h 19m
CAEORD
Chicago, US
Republic Airlines 11 1h 50m
CAEMEM
Memphis, US
Federal Express 10 1h 9m
CAESDF
Louisville, US
United Parcel Service 8 0h 54m
CAEEWR
Newark, US
Gojet Airlines 8 1h 44m
CAEORD
Chicago, US
SKY West Aviation 8 1h 46m
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