Airport
Columbia Metropolitan Airport
CAE · Columbia, SC
- IATA Code
- CAE
- ICAO Code
- KCAE
- City
- Columbia
- Country
- United States
- Website
- flycae.com
Columbia Metropolitan Airport is a regional airport serving Columbia, SC. Its IATA code is CAE and its ICAO code is KCAE.
The airfield sits 236 feet above sea level.
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CAE by the numbers
IATA CAE · ICAO KCAE · 236 ft elevation · Map
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Official departure punctuality
Ranks #180 of 358 U.S. airports for on-time departures
- On-time departures
- 80.2%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 3.3%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 103 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 5,572
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 39%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 39%
- Air traffic control & airport 14%
- Extreme weather 8%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data
Busiest routes from CAE
| Route | Flights | On time |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta (ATL) | 1,871 | 86% |
| Washington (DCA) | 1,093 | 73% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) | 983 | 82% |
| New York (LGA) | 638 | 80% |
| Chicago (ORD) | 592 | 76% |
| Charlotte (CLT) | 220 | 91% |
| Fort Lauderdale (FLL) | 77 | 59% |
| Orlando (SFB) | 64 | 76% |
| Miami (MIA) | 15 | 86% |
| Newark (EWR) | 10 | 70% |
Airlines departing CAE
| Airline | Flights | On-time departures |
|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines | 1,867 | 83% |
| OH | 1,459 | 76% |
| Envoy Air | 895 | 81% |
| Republic Airways | 770 | 82% |
| SkyWest Airlines | 395 | 81% |
| Allegiant Air | 126 | 61% |
| NK | 34 | 76% |
| American Airlines | 26 | 85% |
Terminals, parking & amenities
Terminals (1)
- Columbia Metropolitan Airport
Parking (21)
Food & drink (3)
- Riverbank's Bar & Grill
- Skybar Cafe
- The Barbeque Pit
Shops (3)
- Heritage Booksellers
- PGA Tour Shop
- Paradies Shops
Car rental (1)
- National
Gates (14)
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Runways
| Runway | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 8,601 ft | ASP, lighted |
| 05/23 | 8,001 ft | PEM, lighted |
Listen to the tower
Air traffic control frequencies, for scanners and airband radios.
- Recorded airport information (ATIS) 120.150 MHz
- Tower 119.500 MHz
- Ground 121.900 MHz
- Clearance delivery 119.750 MHz
Runways and frequencies: OurAirports (public domain). Not for navigation.
Tags: CAE, KCAE, Columbia airport, Columbia Metropolitan Airport
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