# Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE / KCAE) **Columbia Metropolitan Airport** (IATA: CAE, ICAO: KCAE) is a medium airport in Columbia, South Carolina, United States. It opened in Jun 1942. It has 2 runways; the longest is 8,601 ft (2,622 m). In 2025 it handled 1.4 million passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcae ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: CAE / KCAE - FAA: CAE - Type: Medium airport - Serves: Columbia, South Carolina, United States - Opened: Jun 1942 - Elevation: 236 ft / 72 m - Coordinates: 33.9382, -81.1230 - Runways: 2 - Helipads: 1 - Longest runway: 8,601 ft / 2,622 m - Instrument procedures: 9 approaches - Passengers: 1,363,670 (2025) - Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York - Website: https://www.flycae.com/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_Metropolitan_Airport (12 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1657258 - Weather station: KCAE · WMO 72310 - Ident: KCAE ## Timeline - Jun 1942: Columbia Metropolitan Airport opens. - 19 Sep 2008: 2008 South Carolina Learjet 60 crash. 4 killed. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 11/29 | 8,601 ft / 2,622 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 105° / 285° | yes | | 05/23 | 8,001 ft / 2,439 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 045° / 225° | yes | - Also 1 helipad. - FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00089AD.PDF ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2014 | 1,035,296 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 1,105,670 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2016 | 1,136,549 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2017 | 1,057,282 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2018 | 1,179,264 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2019 | 1,319,229 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2020 | 564,682 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2021 | 860,246 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2022 | 1,043,015 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2023 | 1,215,611 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2024 | 1,338,834 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2025 | 1,363,670 | BTS T-100 Segment | ## Routes 11 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (9) - [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · United States · 89 mi / 143 km · American Eagle - [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 191 mi / 307 km · Delta Connection, Delta Air Lines - [IAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiad.md) Washington Dulles International Airport · United States · 401 mi / 646 km · United Express - [DCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdca.md) Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport · United States · 408 mi / 657 km · American Eagle - [PHL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphl.md) Philadelphia International Airport · United States · 523 mi / 841 km · American Eagle - [EWR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kewr.md) Newark Liberty International Airport · United States · 603 mi / 970 km · United Express - [LGA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klga.md) LaGuardia Airport · United States · 618 mi / 994 km · Delta Connection, American Eagle - [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 667 mi / 1,073 km · United Express, American Eagle - [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 920 mi / 1,480 km · American Eagle ### Seasonal (2) - [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 565 mi / 909 km · American Eagle - [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 920 mi / 1,480 km · American Airlines ### Cargo (1) - [MYR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmyr.md) Myrtle Beach International Airport · United States · 127 mi / 205 km · Air Cargo Carriers ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from CAE, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (5) - [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 7 - UA [United Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-express) · 3 - [Delta Connection](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-connection) · 2 - AA [American Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-airlines) · 1 · seasonal - DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 1 ### Cargo (1) - 2Q [Air Cargo Carriers](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-cargo-carriers) · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 1.4M (2025) | #716 of 3,974 | #175 in North America | #123 in US | | Longest runway | 8,601 ft / 2,622 m | #2,020 of 29,858 | #448 in North America | #332 in US | | Elevation | 236 ft / 72 m | =33,022 of 43,403 | =15,118 in North America | =12,727 in US | | Age | Opened 1942 | =1,791 of 15,079 | =924 in North America | =885 in US | | Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | A/D | APP/DEP | 124.150 | | ATIS | ATIS | 120.150 | | CLD | CLNC DEL | 119.750 | | GND | GND | 121.900 | | RDO | ANDERSON RDO | 122.650 | | TWR | TWR | 119.500 | | UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 | ## Nearby airports - [CUB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcub.md) Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport · 7.7 mi / 12 km - [MMT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmmt.md) Mc Entire Joint National Guard Base · 18 mi / 30 km - [OGB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kogb.md) Orangeburg Municipal Airport · 37 mi / 59 km - [SSC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kssc.md) Shaw Air Force Base · 37 mi / 60 km - [DNL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdnl.md) Daniel Field · 62 mi / 100 km - [AGS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kags.md) Augusta Regional At Bush Field · 62 mi / 100 km ## Sources - [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government)) - [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government)) - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [Wikipedia: “Columbia Metropolitan Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Columbia_Metropolitan_Airport&oldid=1366357291), revision of 27 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0) - Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcae/data