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Columbia Metropolitan Airport

33.93880°N
-81.11950°W
ARR / DAY
45
▼ 28.3%
DEP / DAY
47
▼ 29.4%
ON-TIME
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schedules pending
AVG DELAY
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7d window

Columbia Metropolitan Airport (KCAE/CAE) is a large international airport located in Columbia, SC. It features 2 runways with the longest being 8,601 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 45 arrivals and 47 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 21 carriers across 32 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).

Safety incidents

Last 7 days · 0 total

NORMAL
↻
Go-arounds
0
✕
Rejected takeoffs
0
△
Unstable approaches
0
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Return to field
4

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

26m ago
Temp
76°F
Wind
0 kts
0°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
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KCAE 130156Z 00000KT 10SM TS FEW036 BKN055CB OVC070 24/23 A2998 RMK AO2 PK WND 22026/0116 RAB0057E50 TSB0057 SLP150 OCNL LTGICCCCA NE-W TS NE AND S CB NE AND S P0018 T02440228

Runways

2 installed

8,601 FT MAX
05/23
8,001 ft × 150
PEM● LITHIGH
11/29
8,601 ft × 150
ASP● LITHIGH

Delays by hour

Avg minutes · local time · last 30 days

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Top carriers

Share of flights

40 total
TOP 9 273
Piedmont Airlines 25% Delta AIR Lines 15% PSA Airlines 11% Gojet Airlines 10% Envoy AIR 8% United Parcel Service 8% Leadership IN Flight Training 8% Commutair (Plattsburgh 7% Endeavor AIR 7%

Top destinations

By flight count

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CLT 58
ATL 45
ORD 36
DCA 20
IAD 18
PHL 18

Carriers

See all + destinations → 40
Piedmont Airlines
69
Delta AIR Lines
40
PSA Airlines
31
Gojet Airlines
28
Envoy AIR
23
United Parcel Service
23
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Leadership IN Flight Training
22
Commutair (Plattsburgh
19
Endeavor AIR
18
Republic Airlines
16
Mountain AIR Cargo
13
Labcorp
10
Freight Runners Express
8
Flexjet LLC (Richardson
7
Federal Express
7
American Airlines
6
South Carolina Aeronautics Commission (Columbia
5
AIR Cargo Carriers
5
Northern AIR Transport
5
SGX
4
Quest Diagnostics (Reading
4
Hughes Flying Service
4
Cobalt AIR
3
Breeze Airways
3
Volkswagen Airservice
3
SKY West Aviation
2
Bankair
2
Middle Tennessee State University (Mtsu)
2
Skyward Aviation
2
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
2
Allegiant AIR
2
Netjets Aviation
2
Sportsman'S LLC. / Swamp FOX
2
Sunset Aviation
2
OTI
2
Flightpath Charter Airways
2
United States AIR Force Auxiliary / Civil AIR Patrol (Richmond
1
Jetright AIR Management
1
WUP
1
Department of the Army
1

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

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Top routes

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Route Operator Flights Avg enroute
CAECLT
Charlotte, US
 Piedmont Airlines 52 0h 26m
CAEATL
Atlanta, US
 Delta AIR Lines 35 0h 44m
CAEORD
Chicago, US
 Gojet Airlines 19 1h 41m
CAEIAD
Washington, DC, US
 Commutair (Plattsburgh 18 1h 13m
CAEDCA
Washington, US
 PSA Airlines 16 1h 17m
CAEPHL
Philadelphia, US
 Piedmont Airlines 15 1h 19m
CAEORD
Chicago, US
 Envoy AIR 12 1h 40m
CAELGA
New York, US
 Republic Airlines 9 1h 39m
CAELGA
New York, US
 Endeavor AIR 9 1h 33m
CAEATL
Atlanta, US
 Endeavor AIR 8 0h 43m
CAEEWR
Newark, US
 Gojet Airlines 6 1h 34m
CAESDF
Louisville, US
 United Parcel Service 6 0h 56m
CAEDFW
Dallas-Fort Worth, US
 American Airlines 6 2h 7m
CAEMEM
Memphis, US
 Federal Express 6 1h 11m
CAEGSO
Greensboro, US
 Mountain AIR Cargo 6 0h 48m
CAESAV
Savannah, US
 Labcorp 5 0h 30m
CAEMYR
Myrtle Beach, US
 Mountain AIR Cargo 5 0h 31m
CAEUSA
Concord, US
 Labcorp 4 0h 24m
CAEDFW
Dallas-Fort Worth, US
 Envoy AIR 4 2h 16m
CAEDCA
Washington, US
 Envoy AIR 4 1h 8m
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