United States flag Columbia Airport (CAE)

Country United States | North America | Regional Airport | IATA: CAE | ICAO: KCAE | Elevation 236 ft · 72 m | Local time —

Destinations
52
Flights / day
54
Busiest route
Charlotte
Top airline
American Airlines

Columbia Metropolitan Airport averages 54 flights per day to 52 destinations, with 51 domestic routes and one international route. A total of 30 airlines operate at CAE, led by American Airlines. This airport provides direct service to two countries across one continent, with Turks and Caicos Islands representing its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Columbia Metropolitan connects to Laredo, with a typical flight time of 3 hr 45 mins. Updated: October 16, 2026

Route Network

Columbia Metropolitan Airport connects 52 destinations worldwide, with Charlotte standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to Laredo, and the shortest flight is to Charlotte.

United States of America flag Charlotte (CLT) – United States of America 3 airlines
1 hr 10 mins
89 mi · 143 km
10
per day
United States of America flag Atlanta (ATL) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 40 mins
191 mi · 308 km
9
per day
United States of America flag Chicago (ORD) – United States of America 4 airlines
2 hr 35 mins
667 mi · 1,073 km
6
per day
United States of America flag New York (LGA) – United States of America 2 airlines
2 hr 10 mins
617 mi · 993 km
4
per day
United States of America flag Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) – United States of America 2 airlines
3 hr 15 mins
920 mi · 1,480 km
3
per day
United States of America flag Washington (DCA) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 45 mins
408 mi · 657 km
3
per day
United States of America flag Washington (IAD) – United States of America 3 airlines
1 hr 45 mins
401 mi · 646 km
3
per day
United States of America flag Philadelphia (PHL) – United States of America 1 airline
2 hr 0 mins
523 mi · 841 km
2
per day
United States of America flag Newark (EWR) – United States of America 1 airline
2 hr 10 mins
603 mi · 970 km
1
per day
United States of America flag Raleigh/Durham (RDU) – United States of America 3 airlines
1 hr 15 mins
188 mi · 303 km
1
per day
United States of America flag Aiken (AIK) – United States of America 1 airline
—
CAE → AIK
5
per week
United States of America flag Lawrenceville (LZU) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 35 mins
163 mi · 262 km
5
per week
United States of America flag Myrtle Beach (MYR) – United States of America 2 airlines
1 hr 10 mins
127 mi · 204 km
5
per week
United States of America flag Baltimore (BWI) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 50 mins
438 mi · 705 km
4
per week
United States of America flag Charleston (CHS) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 10 mins
95 mi · 153 km
4
per week
United States of America flag White Plains (HPN) – United States of America 2 airlines
2 hr 15 mins
638 mi · 1,027 km
4
per week
United States of America flag Atlanta (PDK) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 40 mins
183 mi · 294 km
3
per week
United States of America flag Teterboro (TEB) – United States of America 2 airlines
2 hr 10 mins
614 mi · 989 km
3
per week
United States of America flag Detroit (YIP) – United States of America 1 airline
—
CAE → YIP
2
per week
United States of America flag Galveston (GLS) – United States of America 1 airline
—
CAE → GLS
2
per week
United States of America flag Greenville (GDC) – United States of America 1 airline
—
CAE → GDC
2
per week
United States of America flag Hilton Head (HHH) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 10 mins
121 mi · 195 km
2
per week
United States of America flag Houston (SGR) – United States of America 1 airline
3 hr 10 mins
903 mi · 1,454 km
2
per week
United States of America flag Lexington (LEX) – United States of America 2 airlines
1 hr 55 mins
344 mi · 553 km
2
per week
United States of America flag Manassas (MNZ) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 45 mins
386 mi · 622 km
2
per week
United States of America flag Pittsburgh (AGC) – United States of America 1 airline
—
CAE → AGC
2
per week
Turks and Caicos Islands flag Providenciales (PLS) – Turks and Caicos Islands 2 airlines
—
CAE → PLS
2
per week
United States of America flag Santa Barbara (SBA) – United States of America 1 airline
—
CAE → SBA
2
per week
United States of America flag St Paul (STP) – United States of America 1 airline
—
CAE → STP
2
per week
United States of America flag Auburn (AUO) – United States of America 1 airline
—
CAE → AUO
1
per week
United States of America flag Augusta (AGS) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 15 mins
62 mi · 101 km
1
per week
United States of America flag Boca Raton (BCT) – United States of America 1 airline
2 hr 10 mins
526 mi · 846 km
1
per week
United States of America flag Brunswick (BQK) – United States of America 1 airline
—
CAE → BQK
1
per week
United States of America flag Cedar Rapids (CID) – United States of America 1 airline
2 hr 55 mins
796 mi · 1,280 km
1
per week
United States of America flag Charleston (CRW) – United States of America 1 airline
—
CAE → CRW
1
per week
United States of America flag Charlottesville (CHO) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 35 mins
326 mi · 525 km
1
per week
United States of America flag Daytona Beach (DAB) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 45 mins
329 mi · 529 km
1
per week
United States of America flag Dubuque (DBQ) – United States of America 1 airline
—
CAE → DBQ
1
per week
United States of America flag Florence (FLO) – United States of America 1 airline
—
CAE → FLO
1
per week
United States of America flag Gainesville (GNV) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 45 mins
301 mi · 485 km
1
per week
United States of America flag Gulfport (GPT) – United States of America 1 airline
2 hr 25 mins
525 mi · 845 km
1
per week
United States of America flag Hattiesburg/Laurel (PIB) – United States of America 1 airline
—
CAE → PIB
1
per week
United States of America flag Laredo (LRD) – United States of America 1 airline
3 hr 45 mins
1,173 mi · 1,888 km
1
per week
United States of America flag Lewisburg (LWB) – United States of America 1 airline
—
CAE → LWB
1
per week
United States of America flag Nashville (BNA) – United States of America 1 airline
2 hr 0 mins
349 mi · 561 km
1
per week
United States of America flag Norfolk (ORF) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 35 mins
344 mi · 554 km
1
per week
United States of America flag Orangeburg (OGB) – United States of America 1 airline
—
CAE → OGB
1
per week
United States of America flag Richmond (RIC) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 35 mins
326 mi · 524 km
1
per week
United States of America flag Spartanburg (SPA) – United States of America 1 airline
—
CAE → SPA
1
per week
United States of America flag Stuart (SUA) – United States of America 1 airline
2 hr 0 mins
470 mi · 756 km
1
per week
United States of America flag Waycross (AYS) – United States of America 1 airline
—
CAE → AYS
1
per week
United States of America flag West Palm Beach (DJT) – United States of America 1 airline
—
CAE → DJT
1
per week

Route and destination data updated October 16, 2026.

Columbia Metropolitan Airport is served by 30 airlines, with American Airlines in the lead at 9% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 24% of routes. 15 carriers operate only one route each. A total of two airlines operate international routes, compared with 29 airlines serving domestic routes. USA Jet Airlines is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Laredo with a flight time of 3 hrs 45 mins.

American Airlines (6 routes)
JSL (5 routes)
LTA (5 routes)
Delta Air Lines (4 routes)
DCM (4 routes)
NetJets Aviation (4 routes)
Saga Airlines (4 routes)
PlaneSense (3 routes)
United Airlines (3 routes)
PJC (3 routes)
Sun Country Airlines (3 routes)
WUP (3 routes)
Envoy Air (2 routes)
USA Jet Airlines (2 routes)
FFL (2 routes)
Aero-Tech Services (1 routes)
NTW (1 routes)
Quest Diagnostics (1 routes)
LabCorp (1 routes)
Executive Jet Management (1 routes)
SFX (1 routes)
JRE (1 routes)
UWD (1 routes)
MVP (1 routes)
POD (1 routes)
Nolinor (1 routes)
Bankair (1 routes)
ERU (1 routes)
Flexjet (1 routes)
AXO (1 routes)

Columbia Metropolitan Airport provides direct service to two countries across one continent. The route network is 98% domestic and 2% international. Turks and Caicos Islands is the primary international destination.

United States of America - 54/day
Turks and Caicos Islands - 0/day

Delays

Global  Delays
Delay Performance (24 hour average)
Departures
13 min late
2 min (-13.2%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Arrivals
1 min late
13 min (-92.6%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (24 hour total)

Oct 18

2026

08:00 - 09:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 18

2026

07:00 - 08:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 18

2026

06:00 - 07:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 18

2026

05:00 - 06:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 18

2026

04:00 - 05:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 18

2026

03:00 - 04:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 18

2026

02:00 - 03:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
12 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 18

2026

01:00 - 02:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 18

2026

00:00 - 01:00

Departure
20 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

23:00 - 00:00

Departure
14 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

22:00 - 23:00

Departure
14 min late
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

21:00 - 22:00

Departure
19 min late
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

20:00 - 21:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
14 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

19:00 - 20:00

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

18:00 - 19:00

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
10 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

17:00 - 18:00

Departure
7 min late
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

16:00 - 17:00

Departure
32 min late
Arrival
9 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

15:00 - 16:00

Departure
32 min late
Arrival
9 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

14:00 - 15:00

Departure
7 min late
Arrival
7 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

13:00 - 14:00

Departure
34 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

12:00 - 13:00

Departure
6 min late
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

11:00 - 12:00

Departure
6 min late
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

10:00 - 11:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (7 day average)
Departures
8 min late
2 min (+33%) vs last week
7d trend
Arrivals
8 min late
6 min (+272%) vs last week
7d trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (7 day total)

Oct 17

2026

Departure
19 min late
Arrival
11 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 16

2026

Departure
9 min late
Arrival
14 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 15

2026

Departure
5 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 14

2026

Departure
7 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 13

2026

Departure
6 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 12

2026

Departure
7 min late
Arrival
18 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 11

2026

Departure
9 min late
Arrival
12 min late
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (30 day average)
Departures
8 min late
min (+1.1%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Arrivals
5 min late
9 min (+202.4%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (30 day total)

Oct 17

2026

Departure
19 min late
Arrival
11 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 16

2026

Departure
9 min late
Arrival
14 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 15

2026

Departure
5 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 14

2026

Departure
7 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 13

2026

Departure
6 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 12

2026

Departure
7 min late
Arrival
18 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 11

2026

Departure
9 min late
Arrival
12 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 10

2026

Departure
11 min late
Arrival
5 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 9

2026

Departure
9 min late
Arrival
9 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 8

2026

Departure
5 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 7

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 6

2026

Departure
5 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 5

2026

Departure
10 min late
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 4

2026

Departure
6 min late
Arrival
6 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 3

2026

Departure
7 min late
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 2

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 1

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 30

2026

Departure
5 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 29

2026

Departure
6 min late
Arrival
6 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 28

2026

Departure
8 min late
Arrival
24 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 27

2026

Departure
5 min late
Arrival
10 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 26

2026

Departure
5 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 25

2026

Departure
6 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 24

2026

Departure
8 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 23

2026

Departure
11 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 22

2026

Departure
20 min late
Arrival
15 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 21

2026

Departure
9 min late
Arrival
6 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 20

2026

Departure
5 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 19

2026

Departure
20 min late
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 18

2026

Departure
8 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Global Rankings

Worldwide Position

Flights per day

#429 (54 flights/day)
Top 100 Busiest Airports in the World
Worldwide Position

Most destinations

#383 (52 destinations)
Top 100 Airports with Most Destinations

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
8,593 ft 2,619 m 150 ft 46 m Concrete
8,593 ft 2,619 m 150 ft 46 m Concrete
8,009 ft 2,441 m 150 ft 46 m Concrete
8,009 ft 2,441 m 150 ft 46 m Concrete

Runway Length

63 aircraft cannot operate at Columbia Metropolitan Airport due to runway length constraints. The airport’s longest runway is 8,593 ft (2,619 m), which is below the typical takeoff or landing distance required by the aircraft listed here.

Aircraft Takeoff Landing
Boeing 737-500 8,694 ft 2,650 m 4,593 ft 1,400 m
Convair 880 8,760 ft 2,670 m 6,234 ft 1,900 m
Ilyushin Il-96 400 8,858 ft 2,700 m 5,413 ft 1,650 m
Boeing 737 MAX 10 8,858 ft 2,700 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10 Air Tanker 8,858 ft 2,700 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Airbus A380 Private Jet 9,019 ft 2,749 m 5,000 ft 1,524 m
Airbus A340-300 9,072 ft 2,765 m 6,004 ft 1,830 m
Airbus A330-200 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330 Corporate Jet 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330-200F 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330-300 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner 9,098 ft 2,773 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing BBJ 787-800 9,186 ft 2,800 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner 9,186 ft 2,800 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing 747-400 LCF Dreamlifter 9,199 ft 2,804 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-400 9,236 ft 2,815 m 6,250 ft 1,905 m
Boeing 747SP 9,252 ft 2,820 m 5,249 ft 1,600 m
Boeing 777 Freighter 9,285 ft 2,830 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Airbus A300B1 9,350 ft 2,850 m 5,364 ft 1,635 m
Airbus A300B2 9,350 ft 2,850 m 5,364 ft 1,635 m
Boeing 767-400 9,501 ft 2,896 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Airbus A340-200 9,514 ft 2,900 m 6,201 ft 1,890 m
Airbus A380-900 9,678 ft 2,950 m 6,594 ft 2,010 m
Boeing 777-200LR 9,744 ft 2,970 m 5,610 ft 1,710 m
Antonov An-124 Ruslan 9,843 ft 3,000 m 2,953 ft 900 m
Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint Stars 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Boeing 777-300ER 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Tupolev Tu-144 9,843 ft 3,000 m 8,530 ft 2,600 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30ER 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-52 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Douglas DC-8-51 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-62 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-63 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Douglas DC-8-53 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-61 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A330-900neo 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Airbus A380 Cargo 9,875 ft 3,010 m 6,594 ft 2,010 m
Boeing YAL-1 9,902 ft 3,018 m 7,546 ft 2,300 m
Douglas DC-8 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,499 ft 1,981 m
Boeing 707 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,234 ft 1,900 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-73 10,007 ft 3,050 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-72 10,007 ft 3,050 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A340 Private Jet 10,256 ft 3,126 m 8,999 ft 2,743 m
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 10,299 ft 3,139 m 6,949 ft 2,118 m
Airbus A340-600 10,302 ft 3,140 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Boeing BBJ 787-9 10,397 ft 3,169 m 5,699 ft 1,737 m
VC-25A Air Force One 10,466 ft 3,190 m 7,999 ft 2,438 m
Boeing 747-8 10,466 ft 3,190 m 8,793 ft 2,680 m
Airbus A340-500 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,299 ft 1,920 m
Boeing 747-200 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,234 ft 1,900 m
Boeing 777-300 10,597 ft 3,230 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Boeing 747-100 10,650 ft 3,246 m 6,168 ft 1,880 m
Boeing 747-8 VIP / BBJ 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-8 Freighter 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-300 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,919 ft 2,109 m
Boeing 747-400F 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,890 ft 2,100 m
Boeing 747-400ER 10,892 ft 3,320 m 7,136 ft 2,175 m
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 11,250 ft 3,429 m 7,218 ft 2,200 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 11,499 ft 3,505 m 5,909 ft 1,801 m

Operational Context

Columbia Metropolitan (IATA: CAE) operates around 54 flights per day to 52 nonstop destinations. Its network includes 51 domestic and 1 international routes, with American Airlines as the leading carrier and Charlotte currently the busiest connection. From CAE, passengers can reach 2 countries across 1 continent, and the longest runway measures 2,619 m (8,593 ft).

Miscellaneous