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Columbia Metropolitan Airport

33.93880°N
-81.11950°W
ARR / DAY
51
▼ 19.7%
DEP / DAY
54
▼ 21.2%
ON-TIME
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schedules pending
AVG DELAY
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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 51 arrivals and 54 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 23 carriers across 34 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
△
Unstable approaches
0
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Return to field
4

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

26m ago
Temp
87°F
Wind
6 kts
140°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
—
KCAE 121856Z 14006KT 10SM BKN032 31/23 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP151 T03060228

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 9 322
Piedmont Airlines 26% Delta AIR Lines 15% PSA Airlines 11% Gojet Airlines 10% United Parcel Service 8% Envoy AIR 8% Leadership IN Flight Training 8% Commutair (Plattsburgh 7% Endeavor AIR 7%

Top destinations

By flight count

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CLT 73
ATL 54
ORD 44
DCA 23
IAD 22
LGA 21

Carriers

See all + destinations → 40
Piedmont Airlines
84
Delta AIR Lines
48
PSA Airlines
36
Gojet Airlines
32
United Parcel Service
26
Envoy AIR
25
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Leadership IN Flight Training
25
Commutair (Plattsburgh
23
Endeavor AIR
23
Republic Airlines
20
Mountain AIR Cargo
13
Labcorp
10
Federal Express
10
American Airlines
8
Flexjet LLC (Richardson
8
Freight Runners Express
8
Quest Diagnostics (Reading
6
Northern AIR Transport
5
South Carolina Aeronautics Commission (Columbia
5
AIR Cargo Carriers
5
Netjets Aviation
4
SGX
4
Hughes Flying Service
4
SKY West Aviation
4
Breeze Airways
3
Volkswagen Airservice
3
Cobalt AIR
3
Bankair
2
Middle Tennessee State University (Mtsu)
2
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
2
Skyward Aviation
2
Allegiant AIR
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 65 0h 27m
CAEATL
Atlanta, US
 Delta AIR Lines 43 0h 45m
CAEORD
Chicago, US
 Gojet Airlines 22 1h 41m
CAEIAD
Washington, DC, US
 Commutair (Plattsburgh 22 1h 13m
CAEDCA
Washington, US
 PSA Airlines 18 1h 19m
CAEPHL
Philadelphia, US
 Piedmont Airlines 15 1h 19m
CAEORD
Chicago, US
 Envoy AIR 14 1h 40m
CAELGA
New York, US
 Endeavor AIR 11 1h 33m
CAELGA
New York, US
 Republic Airlines 10 1h 39m
CAEATL
Atlanta, US
 Endeavor AIR 9 0h 43m
CAEMEM
Memphis, US
 Federal Express 8 1h 11m
CAEDFW
Dallas-Fort Worth, US
 American Airlines 8 2h 7m
CAESDF
Louisville, US
 United Parcel Service 8 0h 56m
CAEDFW
Dallas-Fort Worth, US
 PSA Airlines 6 2h 4m
CAEEWR
Newark, US
 Gojet Airlines 6 1h 34m
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
CAECLT
Charlotte, US
 PSA Airlines 5 0h 25m
CAEUSA
Concord, US
 Labcorp 4 0h 24m
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