Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE / KCAE)

In the last 30 days our receivers heard 599 airline flights heading to Columbia Metropolitan Airport and 584 airline flights leaving it, on 31 days. Each airline flight number counts once a day, matched to its published route when our network hears it. These are not airport movements: we only hear what flies within range of our antennas.

Fly here

ICAO
KCAE
IATA
CAE
City
Columbia
Country
United States of America
Position
33.939, -81.119
arriving, 30 days
599
departing, 30 days
584
days heard
31

About the airport

Columbia Metropolitan Airport serves Columbia. It sits 236 ft (72 m) above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest is 8,601 ft (2,622 m).

Wikipedia article

Airport facts: OurAirports (public domain)

Pilots who visit

Nobody has visited Columbia Metropolitan Airport in the simulator yet.

A visit counts after two minutes of flight within 2.5 km of the field and less than 500 m above it, once per UTC day. Distinct days raise your tier here: Regular after 3, Local after 7, Resident after 15, Home base after 30.

Captain

No captain yet. The first pilot to visit on three different days takes the seat.

The captain is the pilot with the highest visit tier at this airport. On a tie the seat stays with whoever reached that tier first.

Race for captain

This airport has no captain yet. Visits on 3 different days make you captain.

Nobody is chasing the seat yet.

One visit counts per UTC day. Tier II holds a seat, and on a tie it stays with whoever got there first.

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Questions

How many flights to and from Columbia Metropolitan Airport does Skydex hear?

Over the last 30 days: 599 airline flights arriving and 584 airline flights departing, heard on 31 days. The busiest day was November 10, 2026, with 64 airline flights.

When did Skydex first hear a flight to or from Columbia Metropolitan Airport?

On October 8, 2026. Our record of destinations starts on October 8, 2026, so nothing earlier is kept.

Is this the departure board of Columbia Metropolitan Airport?

No. We count airline flight numbers our volunteer receivers hear in the air, once a day each, and match them to their published route. Flights out of range, private and military aircraft are not in it.

Have players caught flights through Columbia Metropolitan Airport?

Not yet. Catch any airline flight heading there, from the map or in flight, and Columbia Metropolitan Airport joins your ports of call.

How high is Columbia Metropolitan Airport above sea level?

236 ft (72 m), according to OurAirports.

How long is the longest runway at Columbia Metropolitan Airport?

8,601 ft (2,622 m), the longest of its 2 runways.

Can I fly over Columbia Metropolitan Airport in Skydex?

Yes. Fly here opens the flight simulator over the airport, with the real aircraft our receivers hear in the sky around it.

How do I visit Columbia Metropolitan Airport in Skydex?

A visit counts after two minutes of flight within 2.5 km of the field and less than 500 m above it, once per UTC day. Distinct days raise your tier here: Regular after 3, Local after 7, Resident after 15, Home base after 30. Nobody has visited Columbia Metropolitan Airport in the simulator yet.

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