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KCAE · CAE

Columbia Metropolitan Airport

33.93880°N
-81.11950°W
ARR / DAY
74
10.3%
DEP / DAY
77
11.6%
ON-TIME
65% Top 25%
arr · avg 12 min
dep · 100% · avg -5 min cal
AVG DELAY
12 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 74 arrivals and 77 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 29 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 65% with an average delay of 12 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
82°F
Wind
6 kts
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
KCAE 041456Z VRB06KT 10SM BKN022 BKN220 28/22 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP155 T02780217 51009 $

Delays by hour

Avg minutes · local time · last 30 days

Schedule vs actual
16m 5a 14m 6a 15m 7a 6m 8a 6m 9a 21m 10a 19m 11a 12m 12p

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

28 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 29m
CAEATL
Atlanta, US
Delta AIR Lines 68 0h 44m
CAEORD
Chicago, US
Gojet Airlines 34 1h 44m
CAEDCA
Washington, US
PSA Airlines 33 1h 15m
CAEIAD
Washington, DC, US
Commutair (Plattsburgh 32 1h 14m
CAELGA
New York, US
Republic Airlines 23 1h 49m
CAEPHL
Philadelphia, US
Piedmont Airlines 22 1h 23m
CAEDFW
Dallas-Fort Worth, US
Envoy AIR 22 2h 11m
CAEORD
Chicago, US
Envoy AIR 21 1h 45m
CAELGA
New York, US
Endeavor AIR 19 1h 42m
CAEATL
Atlanta, US
Endeavor AIR 18 0h 47m
CAEDFW
Dallas-Fort Worth, US
PSA Airlines 12 2h 5m
CAEEWR
Newark, US
Gojet Airlines 11 1h 35m
CAESDF
Louisville, US
United Parcel Service 10 1h 6m
CAEMEM
Memphis, US
Federal Express 10 1h 11m
CAESAV
Savannah, US
Labcorp 9 0h 38m
CAEUSA
Concord, US
Labcorp 8 0h 25m
CAEGSO
Greensboro, US
Mountain AIR Cargo 8 0h 45m
CAEMYR
Myrtle Beach, US
Mountain AIR Cargo 7 0h 30m
CAEKFDW
Winnsboro, US
Leadership IN Flight Training 6 0h 45m
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