FAA facility Airport

COLUMBIA METRO

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA FAA CAE ICAO KCAE Open to the public

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Runways

3 records · drawn to relative scale

05/23 8,001 × 150 ft · Asphalt / concrete (excellent) · High-intensity edge lights

05 23

Runway-end details

Runway 05/23 end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
05	45°	ILS	PAPI · 4-light · right side	MALSR Medium-intensity ALS with runway alignment lights	—	TORA 8,001 · TODA 8,001 · ASDA 7,001 · LDA 7,001
23	225°	—	PAPI · 4-light · left side	—	1,000 ft	TORA 8,001 · TODA 8,001 · ASDA 8,001 · LDA 7,001

11/29 8,601 × 150 ft · Concrete (excellent) · High-intensity edge lights

11 29

Runway-end details

Runway 11/29 end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
11	105°	ILS/DME	PAPI · 4-light · left side	ALSF2 High-intensity ALS with sequenced flashers (CAT II/III)	—	TORA 8,601 · TODA 8,601 · ASDA 8,601 · LDA 8,601
29	285°	ILS	PAPI · 4-light · left side	MALSR Medium-intensity ALS with runway alignment lights	—	TORA 8,601 · TODA 8,601 · ASDA 8,506 · LDA 8,506

H1 50 × 50 ft · Concrete (fair) · Perimeter lighting

Runway-end details

Runway H1 end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
H1	—	—	—	—	—	—

Communications

19 published frequencies

Published communications frequencies
Use	Frequency	Hours
CAE VORTAC	114.7/94X	—
LCL/P	119.5	24
CD/P	119.75	24
ATIS	120.15	24
EMERG	121.5	24
GND/P	121.9	24
COLUMBIA RCO	122.1R	—
UNICOM	122.95	—
APCH/P DEP/P IC	124.15	24
CLASS C	124.15	24
APCH/P DEP/P IC	133.4	24
CLASS C	133.4	24

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EMERG	243.0	24
LCL/P	257.8	24
APCH/P DEP/P IC	285.6	24
CLASS C	285.6	24
APCH/P DEP/P IC	338.2	24
CLASS C	338.2	24
GND/P	348.6	24

Instrument landing systems

NASR ILS_BASE records

Instrument landing system records
Runway end	System	Category	Frequency	Status
05	ILS	I	108.95	Operational ifr (1997-03-27)
11	ILS/DME	IIIB	110.3	Operational ifr (1953-04-01)
29	ILS	I	108.3	Operational ifr (1975-11-20)

FAA listing history

Identities observed in NASR snapshots

COLUMBIA METRO Observed 2024-06-13 through 2026-07-09 KCAE

Dates describe available FAA snapshots, not exact opening, closure or construction dates.

Material changes

First observed in NASR cycles

No public material changes are recorded yet.

Facility facts

FAA / ICAO: CAE / KCAE
Type: Airport A
Status: Open
Ownership: Publicly owned
Use: Open to the public
Activated: 1942-06
Part 139: Class I · ARFF index B I B
Fuel: 100LL JET A
Repair: Airframe: Major
Powerplant: Major
Tower: Control tower + radar approach control ATCT-TRACON

Location

City: COLUMBIA, SC
County: Lexington
FAA region: Southern region
Coordinates: 33.93884, -81.11954
Elevation: 235.9 ft (3RD PARTY SURVEY)

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Weather stations

CAE Commissioned 1995-12-01 ASOS

Wildlife strikes

187Reported strikes

16With damage

0Injuries

Latest matched event: 2026-05-17. Safety-event data, separate from NASR infrastructure facts.

2012 2026

Wildlife strikes by year for COLUMBIA METRO
Year	Strikes	Damaging
2012	6	0
2013	0	0
2014	1	0
2015	3	0
2016	6	0
2017	4	0
2018	11	2
2019	8	1
2020	7	0
2021	9	0
2022	14	0
2023	12	0
2024	9	1
2025	14	0
2026	3	0

FAA NASR cycle effective 2026-08-06. Operational information changes every cycle — consult current FAA publications, the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs before flight.