Live flights over Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE)
From 23 to 24 October 2026 the FlyItalyADSB network saw 206 departures and 221 arrivals at Columbia Metropolitan Airport, 214 movements a day on average. The most frequent connections are Charlotte (CLT), Atlanta (ATL) and Chicago (ORD). The airline seen most often is Piedmont Airlines.
Airport data
- IATA code
- CAE
- ICAO code
- KCAE
- City
- Columbia
- Region
- South Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 72 m (236 ft)
- Coordinates
- 33.93817, -81.12302
What you can track here
Every aircraft passing within roughly 80 km of Columbia Metropolitan Airport that the network receives appears on the FlyItalyADSB live map: airliners on approach and departure, business and general aviation, and — where MLAT reaches — aircraft without full ADS-B. Nothing is filtered out; how much of the area is covered depends on the community's receivers near Columbia.
Seen by the network
23–24 October 2026
Movements per day
Show as a table
| Day | Departures | Arrivals | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 23 | 123 | 130 | 253 |
| Sat 24 | 83 | 91 | 174 |
Connections
airline flights both ways, with departure and arrival both seen
- Charlotte CLT 35 flights
- Atlanta ATL 31 flights
- Chicago ORD 20 flights
- New York LGA 14 flights
- Dallas-Fort Worth DFW 12 flights
- Washington DCA 11 flights
- Dulles IAD 10 flights
- Philadelphia PHL 9 flights
- Concord USA 6 flights
- Charleston CHS 4 flights
- Greensboro GSO 4 flights
- Memphis MEM 4 flights
- Savannah SAV 4 flights
- Louisville SDF 4 flights
- Knoxville/Maryville TYS 4 flights
- Nashville BNA 3 flights
18 more connections
- Newark EWR 3
- Myrtle Beach MYR 3
- Richmond RIC 3
- Daytona Beach DAB 2
- White Plains HPN 2
- Norfolk ORF 2
- Toronto YYZ 1
- Austin AUS 1
- Buffalo BUF 1
- Chattanooga CHA 1
- Charlottesville CHO 1
- Fort Worth FTW 1
- Islip ISP 1
- Orlando MCO 1
- Pensacola PNS 1
- South Bend SBN 1
- Newburgh SWF 1
- Teterboro TEB 1
Airlines
- Piedmont AirlinesPDT 34
- Delta Air LinesDAL 28
- PSA AirlinesJIA 19
- NetJetsEJA 18
- Trans AtlantisLTA 18
- Republic AirwaysRPA 14
- SkyWest AirlinesSKW 12
- Endeavor AirEDV 10
- United Parcel ServiceUPS 9
- American AirlinesAAL 8
Aircraft
- E145 34
- B712 25
- Bombardier CRJ900 CRJ9 24
- SR20 24
- DA40 20
- Cessna 172 Skyhawk C172 16
- Embraer Phenom 300 E55P 15
- E75L 14
- Embraer E170 E170 12
- Pilatus PC-12 PC12 12
How we count: a flight is a departure here when the network first sees it low near the airport (on the ground, or climbing away from it), an arrival when it last sees it low on approach. Where receivers don't reach low altitude the numbers stay below the real traffic. Connections and airlines come only from airline flights.
This data in your app
Every aircraft within 80 km of Columbia Metropolitan Airport, as JSON, with a free key that also allows commercial use:
curl -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
https://api.flyitalyadsb.com/v2/lat/33.93817/lon/-81.12302/dist/80Or ask Claude, with the FlyItalyADSB connector: “which aircraft are near Columbia right now?”
Frequently asked questions
How can I see live flights over Columbia Metropolitan Airport? +
Open the FlyItalyADSB live map centred on Columbia: it shows every aircraft picked up via ADS-B and MLAT within about 80 km of CAE, refreshed every few seconds.
Which airlines fly from Columbia Metropolitan Airport? +
Among the flights our network saw (23–24 October 2026), the most frequent airlines were Piedmont Airlines, Delta Air Lines, PSA Airlines, NetJets and Trans Atlantis.
What are the main connections from Columbia Metropolitan Airport? +
The connections with the most flights seen (23–24 October 2026), both ways: Charlotte (CLT, 35), Atlanta (ATL, 31), Chicago (ORD, 20), New York (LGA, 14) and Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW, 12). Only flights whose departure and arrival the network both saw are counted.
Does FlyItalyADSB also track military aircraft around Columbia? +
Yes. Thanks to multilateration (MLAT) the network reconstructs the position of aircraft without full ADS-B too, including military and state flights, whenever they are received by feeders in the area. Nothing is filtered out.
What are the codes for Columbia Metropolitan Airport? +
Columbia Metropolitan Airport has IATA code CAE and ICAO code KCAE. It lies in South Carolina, United States, at coordinates 33.93817, -81.12302.
Is the flight data free and open? +
Yes. The live map and the Free API plan cost nothing, and the data is published under the open CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; paid API plans for higher volumes help cover the infrastructure costs.
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