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KCAE · CAE

Columbia Metropolitan Airport

33.93880°N
-81.11950°W
ARR / DAY
67
0.6%
DEP / DAY
68
0.2%
ON-TIME
57.1% Top 25%
arr · avg 22 min
dep · 100% · avg 4 min cal
AVG DELAY
22 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 67 arrivals and 68 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 25 carriers across 38 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 57% with an average delay of 22 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

1h ago
Temp
97°F
Wind
7 kts
280°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
KCAE 132156Z 28007KT 10SM SCT070 BKN130 36/21 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP136 T03610206

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 94 0h 27m
CAEATL
Atlanta, US
Delta AIR Lines 91 0h 46m
CAEIAD
Washington, DC, US
Commutair (Plattsburgh 29 1h 12m
CAEORD
Chicago, US
Gojet Airlines 28 1h 44m
CAEPHL
Philadelphia, US
Piedmont Airlines 18 1h 23m
CAELGA
New York, US
Republic Airlines 18 1h 49m
CAEORD
Chicago, US
Envoy AIR 17 1h 41m
CAELGA
New York, US
Endeavor AIR 16 1h 43m
CAEDCA
Washington, US
PSA Airlines 14 1h 26m
CAEDFW
Dallas-Fort Worth, US
American Airlines 11 2h 12m
CAEMYR
Myrtle Beach, US
AIR Cargo Carriers 9 0h 42m
CAESDF
Louisville, US
United Parcel Service 9 0h 59m
CAEMEM
Memphis, US
Federal Express 9 1h 14m
CAEEWR
Newark, US
Gojet Airlines 9 1h 38m
CAEMYR
Myrtle Beach, US
Mountain AIR Cargo 7 0h 30m
CAEDFW
Dallas-Fort Worth, US
PSA Airlines 7 2h 2m
CAEGSO
Greensboro, US
Mountain AIR Cargo 7 0h 46m
CAEMYR
Myrtle Beach, US
Leadership IN Flight Training 6 1h 0m
CAEUSA
Concord, US
Quest Diagnostics (Reading 5 0h 26m
CAESAV
Savannah, US
Labcorp 5 0h 36m
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