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KCAE · Columbia Metropolitan Airport

ICAO · US · 37 NTSB events

ID KCAE FAA CAE Elev 236 ft Lat 33° 56.29' N Lon 81° 7.38' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 8,601 ft. Max gradient: 0.26%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
11 105° 8,601 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.22%
29 285° 8,601 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.22%
05 045° 8,001 ft 150 ft PEM Yes 0.26%
23 225° 8,001 ft 150 ft PEM Yes 0.26%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 7 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 120.150
  • CLD CLNC DEL 119.750
  • GND GND 121.900
  • TWR TWR 119.500
  • A/D APP/DEP 124.150
  • RDO ANDERSON RDO 122.650
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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  • NDB CA

    Murry

    0.36 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 0 matched · 25 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (25 sentences)
  • ·SOUTH CAROLINA 391 COLUMBIA COLUMBIA METRO (CAE)(KCAE) 5 SW UTC–5(–4DT) N33º56.33´ W81º07.17´ 236 B LRA Class I, ARFF Index B NOTAM FILE CAE MON Airport RWY 11–29: H8601X150 (CONC–GRVD) S–120, D–239, 2S–175, 2D–478, 2D/2D2–700 PCR 740 R/A/W/T HIRL CL RWY 11: ALSF2.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 71´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 78´.
  • ·RWY 05–23: H8001X150 (ASPH–CONC–GRVD) S–120, D–242, 2S–175, 2D–487, 2D/2D2–675 PCR 750 R/A/W/T HIRL RWY 05: MALSR.
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 73´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 69´.
  • ·RWY 05: TORA–8001 TODA–8001 ASDA–7001 LDA–7001 RWY 11: TORA–8601 TODA–8601 ASDA–8601 LDA–8601 RWY 23: TORA–8001 TODA–8001 ASDA–8001 LDA–7001 RWY 29: TORA–8601 TODA–8601 ASDA–8506 LDA–8506
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A OX 1, 3 LGT Rwy 11 ALSF2 also operates as SSALR.
  • ·Noise abatement proc: No turns blw 1000 ft for turbine eng acft unless dctd by ATC.
  • ·Acft ldg with explosives obtain PPR from arpt ops 803–822–5050.
  • ·Due to proximity and rwy alnmt aircrews have mistaken CUB (Rwy 13–31) for CAE (Rwy 11–29) which is 6 miles NE.
  • ·Rwy 05–23 cntr 75 ft is conc, entire len of rwy.
  • ·Helipad H1 located north of Taxilane E, east of Twy E3.
  • ·Oprn of ultralight vehicles prohibited.
  • ·Sports complex with numerous flood lgts aprxly 6500 ft from apch end Rwy 11.
  • ·Rwy 05 200 ft x 200 ft blast pad.
  • ·Rwy 11 220 ft x 400 ft blast pad; Rwy 29 220 ft x 400 ft blast pad.
  • ·Fee for coml acft over 15,000 lbs.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: (803) 822-5015
  • ·ASOS (803) 369–6879 LLWAS.
  • ·ATIS 120.15 UNICOM 122.95 COLUMBIA RCO 122.1R 114.7T (ANDERSON RADIO) ®COLUMBIA APP/DEP CON 124.15 (110º–289º) 133.4 (290º–109º) TOWER 119.5 GND CON 121.9 CLNC DEL 119.75
  • ·(VH) (H) VORTAC 114.7 CAE Chan 94 N33º51.44´ W81º03.23´ 328º 5.9 NM to fld. 404/2W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 000º–073º byd 35 NM blo 6,000´ 200º–234º byd 12 NM blo 3,000´ 235º–245º byd 12 NM blo 6,000´ 246º–289º byd 12 NM blo 3,000´ 290º–305º byd 12 NM blo 2,400´ 306º–344º byd 30 NM 345º–359º byd 10 NM blo 5,000´ ILS 108.95 I–GJC Rwy 05.
  • ·ILS/DME 110.3 I–CAE Chan 40 Rwy 11.
  • ·Class IE. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • HELIPAD H1: H50X50 (CONC) PERIMETER LGTS – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – CHARLOTTE H–9B, 12G, L–24I IAP, AD SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

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NTSB events

37 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

40

since 1982

Fatal

8

20.0% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 131,284 ops in 1999

2024 total

63,968

10-yr total

559,715

2024 mix

AC/AT 48% · GA 43% · Mil 8%

Events / million ops

5.4

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.07

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Loss of control 1
  • Ground collision 1
  • Gear-up landing 1

All time · n=37

  • Other 9
  • Stall / spin 4
  • Gear-up landing 4
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 4
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 3
  • Hard landing 3
  • Ground collision 3
  • Engine failure / power loss 2

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2008-09-19 Learjet LR60 · Gear-up · VMC · night →
2007-01-05 Cessna 182P · Stall / spin · IMC · night →
2004-11-02 Cessna 172N · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · night →
2004-10-20 Cessna 172SP · Other · VMC · day →
2004-04-02 Cessna 172N · Fuel exhaustion · day →
2025-08-12 PASCHAL JR ROY E VELOCITY XL RG · Gear-up · day →
2018-07-25 Piper PA46 · Ground collision · day →
2018-06-18 Piper PA 32-300 · Loss of control · day →
2015-05-23 BR LEGEND LLC Turbine Legend · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2011-04-01 Cessna 177 · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2010-10-05 Cessna 182P · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2007-05-30 Piper PA-32-300 · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2005-12-08 Piper PA-34-200 · Stall / spin · night →
2000-01-28 Piper PA-32RT-300 · Ground collision · VMC · night →
1999-05-31 Cessna 177RG · Runway excursion · day →
1997-12-26 Piper PA-28-151 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · night →
1996-04-12 Mitsubishi MU-2G-30 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1996-01-19 Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 · Engine failure · day →
1995-09-27 Piper PA-44-180 · Fire · IMC · night →
1995-06-04 Piper PA-24-250 · Gear-up · day →
1994-08-27 Cessna 152 · Hard landing · VMC · day →
1994-06-07 Mooney M20C · Weather IMC · IMC · night →
1992-11-25 Beech 58 · Other · IMC · night →
1989-06-20 Beech B-60 · Weather · day →
1989-03-04 Cessna 180J · Stall / spin · day →
1988-05-25 Cessna 402B · Other · dusk →
1987-10-14 Cessna 152 · Under/overshoot · VMC · day →
1987-10-05 Mooney M-20E · Other · VMC · day →
1986-01-15 Cessna 441 · Other · VMC · day →
1985-09-06 Swearingen SA-26AT · Weather · VMC · day →
1985-05-31 Cessna 172 · Weather · day →
1985-04-19 Piper PA-32R-301 · Ground collision · VMC · dusk →
1983-11-07 Piper PA-32R-300 · Other · day →
1983-10-01 Cessna 172P · Weather · VMC · day →
1982-12-20 Piper PA-34-200 · Other · day →
1982-12-14 Mitsubishi MU-2 · Other · dusk →
1982-04-16 Piper PA-34-200J · Other · night →

Designees in SC

CFI Flight Instructors 982 A&P Mechanics 3,669 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 25 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 10 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 4 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 6 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 1 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 11 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 23 Schools Flight Schools 36 FBO Fixed Base Operators 47 Clubs Flying Clubs 13 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 3 EAA EAA Chapters 10

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Timothy Wayne Mitchell Lexington SC 6 nm
William Porcher Dubose Columbia SC 12 nm
Franklin Robert Burbank Camden SC 32 nm
Jeanette Renee Hibpshman Aiken SC 39 nm
Darrin Murphy Rock Hill SC 60 nm
Guenter Trautmann Indian Land SC 64 nm
Brian Lee Mott Fort Mill SC 65 nm
Timothy Standard Fort Mill SC 65 nm
Christopher Robert Peterson Walterboro SC 66 nm
Joe Daniel Rogers Florence SC 68 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Calvin Roger Azarowicz West Columbia SC 3 nm
Robert Conors Jenkins Jr West Columbia SC 3 nm
Brian Luther Carver West Columbia SC 3 nm
Thomas Ernest Truett Iii Cayce SC 4 nm
Harry John Bous Cayce SC 4 nm
Paul John Dooley Cayce SC 4 nm
Marshall Steven Bogan Cayce SC 4 nm
George Clinton Fogle Lexington SC 6 nm
Marion Brown Hope Lexington SC 6 nm
Terry Karl Kohler Lexington SC 6 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Calvin Roger Azarowicz West Columbia SC 3 nm
Mark Wayne Rosenberger West Columbia SC 3 nm
Nolan Kent Stiner West Columbia SC 3 nm
James Louis Akin West Columbia SC 3 nm
Cornelius Joseph Baker Jr West Columbia SC 3 nm
Paul Quincy Carter West Columbia SC 3 nm
Herbert Wayne Clark West Columbia SC 3 nm
Charles Alan Evans West Columbia SC 3 nm
James Gerstle West Columbia SC 3 nm
Roland Douglas Morgan West Columbia SC 3 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Aircraft Maintenance Services
Columbia, SC
 7 nm
South Carolina Avionics Services, LLC.
Sumter, SC
 38 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Charlotte, NC
Charlotte, NC
 77 nm
Anderson Regional Aircraft Maintenance
Anderson, SC
 86 nm
Squawks Aviation
Concord, NC
 89 nm
Inglewood Aviation Maintenance Services, Inc.
Albemarle, NC
 101 nm
Carolina Avionics Group, LLC
Salisbury, NC
 106 nm
C-Ray Avionics
Athens, GA
 110 nm
Flight1 Aviation Maintenance, LLC
Statesville, NC
 110 nm
Belle Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Flecther, NC
 114 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.