Located eight miles outside of downtown Columbia, the Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) is the commercial airport servicing the Columbia region.
Being such a short drive from Charlotte, gives travelers more opportunities when choosing a flight.
Travelers using CAE can enjoy more than 36+ daily non-stop flights to and from 12 major airports in 11 destinations. CAE's partner airlines include American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines and Silver Airways.
With nonstop flights to 11 cities and flights with just one stop to over 400 cities., rest assured you can get to Columbia from wherever you are. Nonstop flights are available from Charlotte, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C. (Reagan and Dulles), Atlanta, New York (LaGuardia), Chicago, Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Orlando and Tampa.
Busiest domestic routes from CAE (June 2020 – May 2021)
Rank City Passengers Carriers
2 Charlotte, North Carolina 86,000 American
1 Atlanta, Georgia 80,000 Delta
3 Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas 38,000 American
5 Washington–Dulles, D.C.18,000 United
5 Chicago–O'Hare, Illinois 15,000 United
4 Washington–National, D.C. 4,000 American
7 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 4,000 American
8 Orlando, Florida 1,000 Silver
9 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 1,000 Silver
10 Miami, Florida 1,000 American
In August 1996, the UPS Airlines-owned cargo airline opened an $80 million southeastern regional hub at the airport, one of six regional hubs throughout the United States. The hub offers next-day, second-day and third-day air service. The buildings encompass 352,000 square feet (32,700 m2) and the 44-acre (180,000 m2) ramp is large enough to hold 22 DC-8 aircraft. The hub can process 42,000 packages an hour. Other major air cargo companies serving the airport include ABX Air and FedEx Express.
How Can I Get From the Columbia Airport to the Charlotte Airport?
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