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Columbia Metropolitan Airport

33.93880°N
-81.11950°W
ARR / DAY
70
▼ 12.9%
DEP / DAY
73
▼ 12.2%
ON-TIME
9.4% Bottom 25%
arr · avg 23 minest
AVG DELAY
23 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 73 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 27 carriers across 46 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 Charlotte Douglas International Airport (KCLT). On-time performance averages 9% with an average delay of 23 minutes against scheduled times. At the busiest hour of an average day, we calculated that a plane takes off or lands roughly every 327 seconds.

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

33m ago
Temp
56°F
Wind
0 kts
0°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
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KCAE 131156Z 00000KT 6SM BR FEW180 13/12 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP181 T01330122 10161 20128 51015

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

30 destinations
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Hourly traffic

Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days

peak 2 PM · 1 movement every 327 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 63 0h 45m
CAECLT
Charlotte, US
Piedmont Airlines 55 0h 27m
CAECLT
Charlotte, US
PSA Airlines 32 0h 27m
CAEORD
Chicago, US
SKY West Aviation 31 1h 42m
CAEORD
Chicago, US
Envoy AIR 24 1h 40m
CAELGA
New York, US
Endeavor AIR 20 1h 34m
CAEIAD
Washington, DC, US
Commutair (Plattsburgh 19 1h 14m
CAEPHL
Philadelphia, US
Piedmont Airlines 18 1h 21m
CAEDFW
Dallas-Fort Worth, US
American Airlines 18 2h 19m
CAELGA
New York, US
Republic Airlines 18 1h 42m
CAEDCA
Washington, US
Republic Airlines 17 1h 15m
CAEDCA
Washington, US
PSA Airlines 13 1h 20m
CAEATL
Atlanta, US
Endeavor AIR 12 0h 45m
CAEMEM
Memphis, US
Federal Express 10 1h 11m
CAEDFW
Dallas-Fort Worth, US
PSA Airlines 10 2h 12m
CAESAV
Savannah, US
Labcorp 9 0h 31m
CAEUSA
Concord, US
Labcorp 8 0h 26m
CAEGSO
Greensboro, US
Mountain AIR Cargo 8 0h 45m
CAESDF
Louisville, US
United Parcel Service 8 0h 54m
CAEEWR
Newark, US
Gojet Airlines 6 1h 32m
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