METAR & TAF KCAE
Current METAR
Observed 20:56Z
KCAE 272056Z 09008KT 10SM FEW065 FEW200 22/09 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP200 60000 T02220089 58018
- Wind
- 090° @ 8 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 22°C / 9°C
- Altimeter
- 30.13 inHg
- Clouds
- FEW
- Density alt
- 872 ft
- Ceiling
- Unlimited
- Rules
- VFR
Airport info & contacts
Manager on record, flight service, ARTCC, attendance schedule and pattern altitude — published by the FAA and refreshed every 28 days.
Location
- From city
- 5 NM SW
- VFR sectional
- CHARLOTTE
- ARTCC
- ZJX · JACKSONVILLE
- NOTAM facility
- CAE (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- RYAN KREULEN
- Phone
- (803) 822-5015
- Address
- 3250 AIRPORT BLVD, SUITE 10, WEST COLUMBIA SC 29170
Flight service · Hours
- FSS AND
- ANDERSON1-800-WX-BRIEF
- Attendance
- ALL
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY 11
LEFT TRAFFIC| Runway | Heading (°M) | Length | Surface | Traffic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29Favored | 98° / 278° | 8,601 ft | CONC | Standard L |
| 05/23 | 38° / 218° | 8,001 ft | ASPH-CONC | Standard L |
Runway end performance
| End | TORA | TODA | ASDA | LDA | VGSI | Approach lights | Obstruction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 8,601' | 8,601' | 8,601' | 8,601' | PAPI 4-box left(3°) | ALSF2 | — |
| 29 | 8,601' | 8,601' | 8,506' | 8,506' | PAPI 4-box left(3°) | MALSR | — |
| 05 | 8,001' | 8,001' | 7,001' | 7,001' | PAPI 4-box right(3°) | MALSR | — |
| 23 | 8,001' | 8,001' | 8,001' | 7,001' | PAPI 4-box left(3°) | — | 45', tree, 1575' from thr, 100' R of cntrln, slope 33 |
Declared distances in feet. TORA = takeoff run available, TODA = takeoff distance, ASDA = accelerate-stop, LDA = landing distance.
Airport sketch
Runways drawn to scale from FAA survey coordinates, rendered over live satellite imagery. Not for navigation.
Approaches & charts
ILS · 3
Services on the field
Fuel grades, oxygen, maintenance, ramp storage and lighting — as declared to the FAA by the airport operator.
Fuel & services
- Fuel
- 100LLA
- Oxygen (bottled)
- High pressure
- Oxygen (bulk)
- High pressure
- Airframe repair
- Major
- Power plant repair
- Major
- Other services
- AFRT,AVNCS,CARGO,CHTR,INSTR,RNTL,SALES
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Tie-down
- Hangar
- Landing fee
- No fee published
- Customs
- Not available
- Lighting schedule
- SS-SR
- Beacon schedule
- SS-SR
- Beacon
- White / Green (civil land)(WG)
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
- Segmented circle
- No
Fuel & FBOs
Cheapest 100LL and Jet A on the field and nearby. Always confirm with the FBO before taxi.
Airport notes
Surface conditions, obstructions, local procedures, lighting outages and other notes published with each FAA cycle.
General notes
- Noise abatement procedure: no turns below 1000 feet for turbine engine aircraft unless directed by air traffic control.Show FAA
- Due to proximity and runway alignment, aircrews have mistaken CUB runway 13/31 for CAE runway 11/29, which is 6 miles northeast.Show FAA
- Operation of ultralight vehicles is prohibited.Show FAA
- There is a fee for commercial aircraft over 15,000 pounds.Show FAA
- Aircraft landing with explosives must obtain prior permission from airport operations at 803-822-5050.Show FAA
- Helipad H1 is located north of taxilane E, east of taxiway E3.Show FAA
- There is a sports complex with numerous flood lights approximately 6500 feet from the approach end of runway 11.Show FAA
Runway surface & condition
- 05/23The pavement classification rating value for runway 05/23 is 750 rigid aircraft, all aircraft, wet, taxiing.Show FAA
- 11/29The pavement classification rating value for runway 11/29 is 740 rigid aircraft, all aircraft, wet, taxiing.Show FAA
- 11/29Runway 11 has a 220 feet by 400 feet blast pad; runway 29 has a 220 feet by 400 feet blast pad.Show FAA
- 05/23Runway 05 has a 200 feet by 200 feet blast pad.Show FAA
Approach & departure obstructions
- 11The ALSF2 approach lighting system also operates as a simplified short approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights.Show FAA
Other notes
- The airport existed prior to 1958.Show FAA
- OWNERAirport distance.Show FAA
- MANAGERInterim points of contact until Kreulen onboard are Frank Murray, Vice President of Planning and Engineering at 803-822-7817 and Gregg Hornsby, Interim CEO at 803-822-5015.Show FAA
- 05/23The center 75 feet of runway 05/23 is concrete for the entire length of the runway.Show FAA
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · KCAE
Answer card- ICAO
- KCAE
- Name
- COLUMBIA METRO
- Location
- COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA
- Elevation
- 235.9 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 1,235.9 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Towered · 24
- Total runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 11/29 · 8,601 ft
- Published ILS approaches
- 3
- Published frequencies
- 17
- Magnetic variation
- 7°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 090° at 8 kt
- Favored runway now
- RWY 11
Columbia Metro Airport is in Columbia, South Carolina. The field elevation is 235.9 ft MSL. It has two runways. The longest is 11/29 at 8,601 ft. Runway 05/23 is 8,001 ft. The tower is open 24 hours. Three ILS approaches are published for runway ends 05, 11 and 29.
Pattern altitude is not published. Use the standard 1,000 ft AGL for light piston traffic unless ATC or the current Chart Supplement says otherwise. That puts you at about 1,236 ft MSL based on the field elevation. The airport sits in Class C airspace. Check the current sectional or TAC if you need the exact airspace picture before arrival.
Columbia Aviation and Eagle Aviation are on the field. Both carry 100LL, Jet A and Jet A Prist. A first-time pilot should also note the noise abatement item for turbine aircraft. No turns below 1,000 ft unless ATC directs it. Runway 11 has ALSF-2 approach lighting with runway alignment indicator lights. There is also a sports complex with bright floodlights near the approach end of runway 11. The Chart Supplement notes that pilots have confused nearby CUB runway 13/31 with CAE runway 11/29. Verify your position carefully on arrival.