Columbia Metropolitan Airport – CAE Columbia, South Carolina
Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) is the principal commercial airport serving Columbia, South Carolina and the state’s Midlands region. The airport is 8 kilometers southwest of the city and has become a regional cargo hub for an American cargo airline. Established in 1940 as the Lexington County Airport, it became a military airfield during World War II. After the war, the airport was reverted to civilian use and in 1965, the same terminal which still stands today opened.At present, constant improvements in services and facilities are being undertaken.
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CAE-Columbia Metropolitan Airport features a two-level passenger terminal with 16 departure gates.It has a simple-to-navigate, single concourse facility.Inside the terminal are a gift shop, restaurants and bars. The airport has two runways. Six scheduled airlines provide passenger service. The airport serves about 1 million passengers per year traveling to and from 9 major cities. The airport offers 35 non-stop flights with Atlanta, Charlotte and Dallas as the busiest destination routes. Columbia metropolitan areas including Blythewood, Camden and Cayce to name a few are particularly accessible from the airport.
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Offering easy access to the airport is the Hampton Inn Columbia-I-26 Airport, which is only 9.7 kilometers away. Other CAE South Carolina Airport hotels nearby include the Holiday Inn & Suites Columbia-Airport, at 12.5 kilometers and the Baymont by Wyndham Columbia Fort Jackson, which is 14 kilometers away.
Another airport less than an hour away is the Aiken Regional Airport (AIK), a city-owned public-use airport in Aiken City but without scheduled commercial airline service.
