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Columbia Metropolitan Airport

33.93880°N
-81.11950°W
ARR / DAY
41
36.0%
DEP / DAY
42
37.3%
ON-TIME
24.1% Bottom 25%
arr · avg 51 minest
AVG DELAY
51 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 41 arrivals and 42 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 18 carriers across 32 routes. Cargo carriers (FedEx, UPS, and similar) operate regularly, accounting for about 7% 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 24% with an average delay of 51 minutes against scheduled times.

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

24m ago
Temp
77°F
Wind
7 kts
90°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
KCAE 090256Z 09007KT 10SM CLR 25/19 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP238 T02500189 51017

Delays by hour

Avg minutes · local time · last 30 days

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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

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Top routes

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Route Operator Flights Avg enroute
CAECLT
Charlotte, US
Piedmont Airlines 63 0h 26m
CAEATL
Atlanta, US
Delta AIR Lines 45 0h 44m
CAEIAD
Washington, DC, US
Commutair (Plattsburgh 20 1h 14m
CAEPHL
Philadelphia, US
Piedmont Airlines 13 1h 23m
CAEORD
Chicago, US
Envoy AIR 13 1h 38m
CAEORD
Chicago, US
Gojet Airlines 11 1h 41m
CAELGA
New York, US
Endeavor AIR 10 1h 53m
CAEDCA
Washington, US
PSA Airlines 8 1h 16m
CAEORD
Chicago, US
SKY West Aviation 8 1h 47m
CAEDFW
Dallas-Fort Worth, US
PSA Airlines 8 2h 6m
CAEMEM
Memphis, US
Federal Express 8 1h 9m
CAELGA
New York, US
Republic Airlines 7 1h 42m
CAESDF
Louisville, US
United Parcel Service 7 0h 54m
CAEGSO
Greensboro, US
Mountain AIR Cargo 6 0h 48m
CAEDFW
Dallas-Fort Worth, US
American Airlines 6 2h 13m
CAEUSA
Concord, US
Labcorp 4 0h 25m
CAELZU
Lawrenceville, US
Quest Diagnostics (Reading 4 0h 35m
CAESAV
Savannah, US
Labcorp 4 0h 30m
CAEMYR
Myrtle Beach, US
Mountain AIR Cargo 4 0h 31m
CAEMYR
Myrtle Beach, US
Leadership IN Flight Training 4 1h 4m
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