Columbia Metropolitan Airport (IATA: CAE, ICAO: KCAE, FAA LID: CAE) is the main airport for Columbia, South Carolina. The airport lies five miles (8 km) southwest of Columbia’s central business district, in Lexington County.
COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN AIRPORT HISTORY
World War II
The airport was constructed in the 1940 as Lexington County Airport. In 1940 the United States Army Air Corps indicated a need for the airfield as part of the buildup of its forces after World War II began in Europe. The earliest recorded Air Corps use of the airport was when the 105th Observation Squadron began flying Douglas O-38 and North American O-47 light observation aircraft beginning on 24 September.
In 1941, the airport came under formal military control and an immediate construction program began to turn the civil airport into a military airfield. On 8 December 1941, the Columbia Army Airbase Columbia Army Airfield’s mission was a training base for B-25 Mitchell medium bomber aircrews.
COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN AIRPORT LOCATION
Columbia Metropolitan Airport (IATA: CAE, ICAO: KCAE, FAA LID: CAE) is the main airport for Columbia, South Carolina. The airport lies five miles (8 km) southwest of Columbia’s central business district, in Lexington County.
COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN AIRPORT FACTS
ICAO/IATA: CAE/KCAE
Lat: 33.93880081176758
Long: -81.11949920654297
Elevation: 236 ft.
Runway length available: 05/23 8001×150 ft. :: 11/29 8601×150 ft.
