The numbers are in and the Columbia Metropolitan Airport is excited to share that the airport welcomed 1,234,487 million passengers in 2023 - inching closer to the highest number of passengers in over a decade that was reached in 2019. “Seeing a continuous increase...
The Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) has begun work on a multi-year airport master plan project that will ultimately yield an introspective look at the airport’s current facilities, amenities and overall capacity to determine how it can better meet the needs of...
The Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) is excited to announce the Midlands-based artists that have been selected to have their works featured in individual exhibits in 2024 – 2025. Anthony Lewis, Brandi Roberts, Ozon Wilson and Brenda Peake will each be featured...
The Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) has added new software to its website, allowing passengers to book flights to anywhere in the world directly from FlyCAE.com. With FlyMyAirport™, passengers will be able to search for flights – domestic, international,...
Calling all professional artists! The Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) is now accepting submissions for the 2024 – 2025 Art in the Airport program. Now in its fifth year, the wildly popular program showcases the artistic talents of four artists selected from...
Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) has started a multi-phased effort to revamp its food, beverage, and retail operations across the airport, with an estimated completion date for all concepts slated for the winter of 2024. “Updating our food, beverage and retail...
The Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) has partnered with University of South Carolina Athletics Department, to make the airport “The Official Airport of the Gamecocks.” The partnership, made through the university’s multimedia rightsholder LEARFIELD’s Gamecock...
Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE hereafter) celebrated American Airlines this morning as they began brand new daily service from Columbia to Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD). “With the addition of this nonstop service at CAE, we now have seven...
American Airlines has restarted its seasonal, nonstop service from the Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) to Miami International Airport (MIA) with its first operation taking off this past weekend. “We are excited to be able to offer a nonstop option to the...
With the unofficial start of summer kicking off this Memorial Day weekend, Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) wants to make sure its passengers are travel ready! Over the last few months, CAE has seen a significant rise in passenger traffic, and hopes by sharing...
The Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) hosted an educational in-person and webinar session for attendees to learn the details of what a foreign-trade zone is, see areas of potential business gains when operating within these zones and hear why doing business...
Today the Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) celebrated the return of nonstop service on American Airlines from Columbia, S.C. to New York City/LaGuardia. “The return of this nonstop service is the last route needed to reestablish CAE’s nonstop destination roster...
On Monday, May 15th, the Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE hereafter) will be restarting its valet parking operations. The service, offline since 2020, will be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week and cost $25 per day. “Valet parking is a parking option our...
The South Carolina Air National Guard (SCANG hereafter) has concluded its temporary relocation operation out of the Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE hereafter) in which F-16s from McEntire Joint National Guard Base (McEntire hereafter) were operating since May of...
The Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) has been awarded $5 million after its application was selected as part of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. CAE was one of 99 airports (of the nearly 383 primary commercial service airports) from across the...
The Columbia Metropolitan Airport is excited to announce that it will be relaunching its in-terminal therapy dog program - with a new name - “Paws to Pet CAEnines,” beginning this Sunday, March 5. “We are thrilled to be able to restart this program and welcome...
American Airlines has announced that it will be starting a new nonstop route from the Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) to Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) beginning July 6, 2023. The route is available now to be booked on the American Airlines website....
American Airlines has announced that it will be restarting its nonstop service from the Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) to Miami International Airport (MIA) beginning June 3, 2023. The route will be available to book on the American Airlines website starting...
