AirportsColumbia Metropolitan Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Columbia, in South Carolina, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CAE.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CAE
- ICAO code
- KCAE
- City
- Columbia
- State or region
- South Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 33.9382° N, 81.1230° W
- Elevation
- 72 m (236 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,622 m (8,601 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CAE means Columbia Metropolitan Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KCAE. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 33.9382° N, 81.1230° W. It stands 72 metres (236 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/New York, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Columbia Metropolitan Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,622 metres (8,601 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 201.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 2,622 m 8,601 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 05/23 | 2,439 m 8,001 ft | 46 m | Concrete and asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Augusta Regional At Bush FieldAugusta | AGS | 100 km |
| Florence Regional AirportFlorence | FLO | 132 km |
| Charlotte Douglas International AirportCharlotte | CLT | 143 km |
| Greenville-Spartanburg International AirportGreenville/Greer/Spartanburg | GSP | 146 km |
| Charleston International AirportCharleston | CHS | 153 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,698 km | 15 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,507 km | 16 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,990 km | 14 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,519 km | 8 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 988 km | 1 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,420 km | 4 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 16,055 km | 19 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,196 km | 14 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,246 km | 18 h 50 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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