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Columbia Metropolitan Airport

33.93880°N
-81.11950°W
ARR / DAY
53
▼ 15.5%
DEP / DAY
55
▼ 17.7%
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 53 arrivals and 55 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 22 carriers across 35 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
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Go-arounds
0
✕
Rejected takeoffs
0
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Unstable approaches
0
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Return to field
4

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

30m ago
Temp
88°F
Wind
6 kts
250°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
—
KCAE 131656Z 25006KT 10SM SCT026 BKN250 31/23 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP153 T03110233

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

Schedule vs actual
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Top carriers

Share of flights

40 total
TOP 9 334
Piedmont Airlines 26% Delta AIR Lines 14% Gojet Airlines 11% PSA Airlines 11% Envoy AIR 9% United Parcel Service 7% Commutair (Plattsburgh 7% Republic Airlines 7% Leadership IN Flight Training 7%

Top destinations

By flight count

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CLT 72
ATL 55
ORD 47
DCA 25
LGA 25
DFW 24

Carriers

See all + destinations → 40
Piedmont Airlines
86
Delta AIR Lines
48
Gojet Airlines
38
PSA Airlines
37
Envoy AIR
30
United Parcel Service
25
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Commutair (Plattsburgh
25
Republic Airlines
23
Leadership IN Flight Training
22
Endeavor AIR
22
Mountain AIR Cargo
15
Labcorp
12
Federal Express
10
American Airlines
9
Freight Runners Express
8
Flexjet LLC (Richardson
8
AIR Cargo Carriers
7
Northern AIR Transport
7
Quest Diagnostics (Reading
6
SGX
5
South Carolina Aeronautics Commission (Columbia
5
Hughes Flying Service
4
WUP
3
Breeze Airways
3
Department of the Army
3
Cobalt AIR
3
Volkswagen Airservice
3
Flightpath Charter Airways
2
OTI
2
Aitheras Aviation Group
2
MN Airlines
2
Allegiant AIR
2
Netjets Aviation
2
Sportsman'S LLC. / Swamp FOX
2
Skyward Aviation
2
SKY West Aviation
2
Bankair
2
Sunset Aviation
2
Middle Tennessee State University (Mtsu)
2
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
2

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 64 0h 27m
CAEATL
Atlanta, US
 Delta AIR Lines 43 0h 45m
CAEORD
Chicago, US
 Gojet Airlines 27 1h 42m
CAEIAD
Washington, DC, US
 Commutair (Plattsburgh 23 1h 14m
CAEDCA
Washington, US
 PSA Airlines 20 1h 20m
CAEPHL
Philadelphia, US
 Piedmont Airlines 19 1h 18m
CAELGA
New York, US
 Republic Airlines 14 1h 41m
CAEORD
Chicago, US
 Envoy AIR 14 1h 39m
CAELGA
New York, US
 Endeavor AIR 11 1h 33m
CAEATL
Atlanta, US
 Endeavor AIR 10 0h 45m
CAEDFW
Dallas-Fort Worth, US
 Envoy AIR 8 2h 16m
CAEMEM
Memphis, US
 Federal Express 8 1h 11m
CAEDFW
Dallas-Fort Worth, US
 American Airlines 8 2h 16m
CAESDF
Louisville, US
 United Parcel Service 8 0h 57m
CAEMYR
Myrtle Beach, US
 Mountain AIR Cargo 7 0h 31m
CAESAV
Savannah, US
 Labcorp 6 0h 29m
CAEDFW
Dallas-Fort Worth, US
 PSA Airlines 6 2h 4m
CAEORD
Chicago, US
 Republic Airlines 6 1h 39m
CAEGSO
Greensboro, US
 Mountain AIR Cargo 6 0h 48m
CAEEWR
Newark, US
 Gojet Airlines 6 1h 34m
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