Columbia Metropolitan Airport

Columbia Metropolitan Airport
Characteristics
ICAO code	KCAE
IATA code	CAE
Coordinates	33 ° 56 '20 "  N , 81 ° 7' 10"  W Coordinates: 33 ° 56 '20 "  N , 81 ° 7' 10"  W.
Height above MSL	71 m (233  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	7 miles southwest of Columbia
Street	I-26 / SC 302 / SC 602
Local transport	Bus : The COMET Route 28
Basic data
operator	Richland-Lexington Airport District
surface	890 ha
Terminals	1
Passengers	1,197,603 (2018)
Air freight	61,992 t (2018)
Flight movements	84,438 (2008)
Employees	1,871 (2015)
Runways
05/23	2438 m × 46 m asphalt / concrete
11/29	2622 m × 46 m concrete

The Columbia Metropolitan Airport ( IATA code : CAE , ICAO code : KCAE ) is the commercial airport of the American metropolis Columbia , the capital of the US state of South Carolina .

Location and transport links

Columbia Metropolitan Airport is located seven miles southwest of downtown Columbia. The airport is located in Lexington County , while the city of Columbia is mostly in neighboring Richland County . The South Carolina Highway 302 runs east of the airport and connects the airport with Interstate 26 . South Carolina Highway 602 also runs west of the airport.

The Columbia Metropolitan Airport is buses in the public transport involved, the route 28 Nahverkehrsgesellschaft The COMET it runs regularly.

history

The airport opened as Lexington County Airport in 1940 or 1941 . Shortly after the United States entered World War II , the United States Department of War bought the airport, and then it was used for military purposes as Columbia Army Air Base . After the end of World War II , the airport was returned to Lexington County. In the early 1950s, the City of Columbia built a new passenger terminal at Lexington County Airport. In 1962, the Richland-Lexington Airport District took over operation of the airport. In 1965 a new passenger terminal was built. In 1997 the passenger terminal was modernized.

Airport facilities

Airport diagram (outdated)

Columbia Metropolitan Airport covers an area of ​​890 hectares.

Runways

Columbia Metropolitan Airport has two runways . Runway 11/29 is 2622 meters long and 46 meters wide, the surface is made of concrete. The runway 05/23 is 2,438 meters long and 46 meters wide; the surface consists partly of asphalt and concrete.

Passenger terminal

Exterior view of the passenger terminal in 1998

Columbia Metropolitan Airport has a passenger terminal , which is located on the northern side of the airport premises. It is equipped with eight piers and nine passenger boarding bridges equipped.

Freight terminals

The United Parcel Service operates a sorting plant next to the airport. This is connected by a bridge to the East Cargo Apron, which is used by UPS Airlines .

The West Cargo Apron is used by the competitor FedEx .

Airlines and Destinations

The Columbia Metropolitan Airport is served by the airline American / American Eagle , Delta Air Lines / Delta Connection and United Express used. American Airlines, together with American Eagle, had by far the largest share of the passenger market with 43 percent in 2018, followed by Delta Air Lines including Delta Connection with 40 percent and United Express with 17 percent. There are eight destinations in the United States , including only hubs of the individual airlines.

The airport is also used by the cargo airlines FedEx , Mountain Air Cargo and UPS Airlines .

In addition, Columbia Metropolitan Airport was the home airport of the low-cost airline Air South from 1994 to 1997 .

Traffic figures

Source: Columbia Metropolitan Airport

Columbia Metropolitan Airport traffic figures 2000-2018

year	Passenger volume	Air freight ( tons ) (with airmail)	Flight movements
2018	1,197,603	61.992	-
2017	1,077,188	60.197	-
2016	1,132,329	60,069	-
2015	1,102,011	56,665	-
2014	1,034,902	56,245	-
2013	1,018,883	56,718	-
2012	1,014,749	59,527	-
2011	996.158	59,617	-
2010	1,003,375	62,607	-
2009	1,051,348	66,684	-
2008	1,149,682	92,428	84,438
2007	1,234,547	105,651	98,674
2006	1,289,667	107.071	98,239
2005	1,462,933	113.287	108.292
2004	1,247,862	118.234	114,463
2003	1,004,680	115,624	112,575
2002	996.237	109,358	116.194
2001	1,064,547	116,623	123.504
2000	1,201,524	-	129,886

Busiest routes

Busiest national routes from Columbia (2018)

rank	city	Passengers	airline
01	Atlanta , Georgia	230.210	Delta / Delta Connection
02	Charlotte , North Carolina	111,260	American Eagle
03	Dallas / Fort Worth , Texas	56,730	American / American Eagle
04th	Washington – National , Washington, DC	36,560	American Eagle
05	Washington – Dulles , Washington, DC	35.110	United Express
06th	Philadelphia , Pennsylvania	30,410	American Eagle
07th	Chicago-O'Hare , Illinois	29,800	United Express
08th	New York-LaGuardia , New York	16,930	American Eagle, Delta Connection
09	Houston – Intercontinental , Texas	14,370	United Express
10	Nashville , Tennessee	330	k. A.

Incidents

• On 19 September 2008, a overran Learjet 60 ( air vehicle registration N999LJ) of the Global Exec Aviation during takeoff on a flight to Van Nuys Airport ( California ), the end of the runway. The plane then rolled through the airport fence, crossed South Carolina Highway 302 , came to a halt on an embankment, and burned out. Both pilots and two of the four passengers were killed. The survivors were disc jockey Adam Goldstein and Travis Barker , the drummer of the punk band blink-182 . Investigations revealed, among other things, that the pilot had tried to abort the take-off due to several burst tires , although the aircraft had already exceeded the decision speed.

Web links

Commons : Columbia Metropolitan Airport  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

• Airport website (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i} Flight Statistics. FlyCAE.com, accessed October 6, 2019 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b} Terminal Maps. FlyCAE.com, accessed October 6, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Media Center. FlyCAE.com, accessed October 6, 2019 . 
4. ^ Ground Transportation. FlyCAE.com, accessed October 6, 2019 . 
5. ^ History of CAE. FlyCAE.com, accessed October 6, 2019 . 
6. ↑ AirportIQ 5010: Columbia Metropolitan. GCR1.com, accessed October 6, 2019 . 
7. ↑ UPS Automates Building At Columbia Metropolitan Airport. UPS.com , November 3, 2015, accessed October 6, 2019 . 
8. ↑ Airline information. FlyCAE.com, accessed October 6, 2019 . 
9. ↑ ^{a b} Delta Air Lines FlightMaps. DL.FltMaps.com, accessed October 6, 2019 . 
10. ↑ ^{a b} Non-Stop Destinations. FlyCAE.com, accessed October 6, 2019 . 
11. ↑ ^{a b} American Airlines FlightMaps. AA.FltMaps.com, accessed October 6, 2019 . 
12. ↑ ^{a b} flight plan. United.com , accessed October 6, 2019 . 
13. ↑ ^{a b} Statistics. ColumbiaAirport.com, accessed October 6, 2019 . 
14. ^ Columbia, SC: Columbia Metropolitan (CAE). Transtats.BTS.gov , accessed October 6, 2019 . 
15. ↑ Pop star Travis Barker seriously injured in a jet crash. Spiegel.de , September 21, 2008, accessed on October 6, 2019 (German). 
16. ↑ accident report Learjet 60 N51CS , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on 6 October of 2019.
17. ^ Accident Report Runway Overrun During Rejected Takeoff Global Exec Aviation Bombardier Learjet 60, N999LJ. NTSB.gov , April 6, 2010, accessed October 6, 2019 .