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COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN AIRPORT
Before You Fly
Pre-Book Parking And Save
Book parking, save money and fly with ease
FREE WI-FI
Enjoy complimentary Wi-Fi while you are at CAE.
While You’re Here
Shop, Dine & Relax
Comfortable places to relax and enjoy a meal or pick up a souvenier.
Art in the Airport
Free Wi-Fi
Lost & Found/Paging
Security
Transportation Options
CAE’s Top Destinations
Browse some of our Nonstop/One-stop Destinations … and fly with ease.
Miami
The magic city
New York City
The big apple
Washington, D.C.
A capital city
Chicago
The windy city
Philadelphia
The city of brotherly love
Atlanta
Hotlanta
Charlotte
The Queen City
Dallas
The Big D
Orlando/Sanford
Fort Lauderdale
News & Media
Phase One of CAE’s Checkpoint Expansion Project Now Open
The Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) is excited to announce the completion of phase one of its ongoing checkpoint expansion project. The most notable change for passengers will be the updated exit route that now directs guests through automatic double doors. This...
CALL FOR ARTISTS: CAE is Now Accepting Submissions for the 2026 ‘Art in the Airport’ Program
Paging all local artists! The Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) is now accepting submissions for the 2026 Art in the Airport program. After a year long pause due to airport enhancements, the popular Art in the Airport program is returning for its seventh year. The...
CAE Launches Community Engagement Initiative, SOAR WITH US, to Increase Small Business and DBE Involvement
Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) is proud to announce it will be hosting a two-part community engagement series: SOAR WITH US. This outreach initiative is designed to deepen ties within the community, increase transparency, support small businesses and continue...
NOTICE TO CAE PASSENGERS: Deadline to Secure REAL ID is May 7, 2025
Beginning May 7, 2025, individuals planning to use their South Carolina-issued driver’s license to fly out of Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) will need to have a gold star indicating that their license is REAL ID compliant to clear the security checkpoint and...
PUBLIC NOTICE: CAE’s AirSafe, an Emergency Training Exercise, Set for Thursday, March 6th
On Thursday, March 6th from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. the Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE), along with several local mutual aid agencies and roughly 50 volunteers, will be participating in CAE’s AirSafe – a full-scale emergency training exercise that the airport plans...
RECORD-SETTING YEAR: 2024 Passenger Traffic at CAE Soars Past 1.3+ million, Best Year since 2019
In calendar year 2024, Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) saw 1,362,374 passengers through the airport – edging out the record only previously achieved in 2019 when the airport saw 1,353,788 passengers. “This is a significant accomplishment for the airport –...
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