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Columbia Metropolitan Airport

Columbia, United States

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Columbia Metropolitan Airport

Columbia, United States

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KCAE

ICAO

236 ft

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South Carolina's capital city gateway serving the Midlands region.

Opened

1940

Location

Columbia, United States

Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) is the primary commercial service airport serving Columbia, South Carolina, and the surrounding Midlands region. Owned and operated by Richland and Lexington counties, it provides passenger and cargo services to one of the Southeast's major state capitals. The airport serves as an important hub for business travel related to state government, the University of South Carolina, Fort Jackson, and several major corporations headquartered in the area. It has undergone modernization efforts in recent years to improve passenger facilities and expand service options. Located approximately 10 miles west of downtown Columbia, CAE handles roughly 1–1.5 million passengers annually and offers nonstop connections to major hub airports including Charlotte, Atlanta, Dallas/Fort Worth, Washington Dulles, and others.

Terminals

The airport features a single terminal building with a centralized ticketing and baggage area and multiple concourse gates.

Getting to & from

Ground transportation options include rental cars, taxis, rideshare services, and hotel shuttles, though no direct public transit line connects the airport to downtown Columbia.

Airlines here

Major airlines serving CAE include American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, and Southwest Airlines, primarily operating regional and mainline connections to their respective hub airports.

Notable facts

›Fort Jackson, the U.S. Army's largest basic training installation, is a major traffic driver for the airport.
›The airport is jointly operated by Richland and Lexington counties under a joint commission.
›CAE serves as an important cargo facility in addition to passenger operations.
›The University of South Carolina and state government agencies generate significant business travel through CAE.
›A terminal modernization and renovation project was undertaken in the 2010s to update passenger facilities.

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Route map (10 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

United Airlines

US Airways

Routes

CAE → CLTAA · DH8

CAE → DCAAA · CRJ

CAE → DFWAA · ER4

CAE → PHLAA · CRJ

CAE → ATLAF · CRJ M88 319 717

CAE → ATLAZ · CRJ

CAE → ATLDL · M88 717 319

CAE → DTWDL · CRJ

CAE → LGADL · CRJ

CAE → ATLKL · M88 319 CRJ 717

CAE → IADUA · CRJ

CAE → IAHUA · ERJ

CAE → ORDUA · CRJ ERJ

CAE → CLTUS · CRJ DH3

CAE → DCAUS · CRJ

CAE → DFWUS · ER4

CAE → PHLUS · CRJ

Aircraft operating here

CRJ12 routes McDonnell Douglas MD-883 routes Airbus A3193 routes Boeing 7173 routes Embraer RJ1452 routes ERJ2 routes DH81 routes De Havilland Canada DHC-8-300 Dash 81 routes

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Encyclopaedia

Columbia Metropolitan Airport is the main commercial airport for Columbia and the Midlands region of South Carolina, United States. The airport is located in unincorporated Lexington County, southwest of Columbia. Although it has a West Columbia mailing address, the airport is not within that city's boundaries. The city of Cayce and the towns of Springdale, Pine Ridge, and South Congaree surround the airport, separating the airport from West Columbia. The airport is a regional cargo hub for UPS Airlines.

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