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KCAE · CAE

Columbia Metropolitan Airport

33.93880°N
-81.11950°W
ARR / DAY
70
1.8%
DEP / DAY
69
7.7%
ON-TIME
59.3% Top 25%
arr · avg 24 min
dep · 100% · avg 4 min cal
AVG DELAY
24 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 70 arrivals and 69 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 25 carriers across 40 routes. Cargo carriers (FedEx, UPS, and similar) operate regularly, accounting for about 6% of observed flights. The most active carrier is Piedmont Airlines (PDT). The busiest route is to Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (KATL). On-time performance averages 59% with an average delay of 24 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

28m ago
Temp
76°F
Wind
7 kts
210°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
KCAE 121256Z 21007KT 10SM SCT160 BKN220 24/22 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP144 T02440217

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

29 destinations
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Hourly traffic

Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days

peak 10 AM · 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
CAECLT
Charlotte, US
Piedmont Airlines 98 0h 26m
CAEATL
Atlanta, US
Delta AIR Lines 97 0h 46m
CAEIAD
Washington, DC, US
Commutair (Plattsburgh 31 1h 14m
CAEORD
Chicago, US
Gojet Airlines 30 1h 41m
CAEPHL
Philadelphia, US
Piedmont Airlines 21 1h 23m
CAELGA
New York, US
Republic Airlines 21 1h 47m
CAEORD
Chicago, US
Envoy AIR 20 1h 40m
CAELGA
New York, US
Endeavor AIR 17 1h 44m
CAEDCA
Washington, US
PSA Airlines 15 1h 20m
CAEMEM
Memphis, US
Federal Express 10 1h 11m
CAESDF
Louisville, US
United Parcel Service 9 0h 55m
CAEEWR
Newark, US
Gojet Airlines 9 1h 39m
CAEDFW
Dallas-Fort Worth, US
American Airlines 9 2h 10m
CAEDFW
Dallas-Fort Worth, US
PSA Airlines 9 2h 2m
CAEMYR
Myrtle Beach, US
AIR Cargo Carriers 8 0h 42m
CAEMYR
Myrtle Beach, US
Mountain AIR Cargo 7 0h 30m
CAEMYR
Myrtle Beach, US
Leadership IN Flight Training 7 0h 58m
CAEGSO
Greensboro, US
Mountain AIR Cargo 7 0h 45m
CAEUSA
Concord, US
Labcorp 5 0h 25m
CAELZU
Lawrenceville, US
Quest Diagnostics (Reading 5 0h 39m
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