What is the TSA wait at CAE right now?
No live security wait, and no historical wait, for Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE). We will not estimate one.
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Columbia Metropolitan Airport TSA wait times
CAE · KCAE · Columbia, South Carolina
Security wait
No live security wait, and no historical wait, for Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE). We will not estimate one.
PreCheck
PreCheck lanes are not in our historical feed for this airport.
CLEAR
CLEAR is not shown. We are not using a CLEAR source.
Departure delays
Historical on-time performance. Not a live delay.
80%
On-time departures, September 2025 through August 2026. A departure is on time when it left less than 15 minutes late.
Flights out of Columbia Metropolitan Airport left on time 80% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest shares of delay minutes were late-arriving aircraft (39%) and the airline (39%). That is a share of delay minutes, not a share of flights. The average delay among departures that were 15 minutes or more late was 99 minutes. 3% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
The highest on-time month was September 2025 (87%). The lowest was July 2026 (73%).
| Cause | Delay minutes | Share of delay minutes |
|---|---|---|
| late-arriving aircraft | 40,491 | 39% |
| the airline | 40,089 | 39% |
| the national airspace system | 14,142 | 14% |
| weather | 8,601 | 8% |
| security | 118 | 0% |
When to be at the airport
TSA's published guidance is to arrive at the airport 2 hours before a domestic departure and 3 hours before an international departure. That is guidance, not a measured security wait.
Nearby airports
- Augusta Regional At Bush Field AGS · Augusta62 mi
- Florence Regional Airport FLO · Florence82 mi
- Charlotte Douglas International Airport CLT · Charlotte89 mi
- Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport GSP · Greenville/Greer/Spartanburg91 mi
- Charleston International Airport CHS · Charleston95 mi
Distances are straight-line miles.
Airport details
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 11/29, 8,601 ft
- Longest runway width
- 150 ft
- Longest runway surface
- CONC
- Longest runway lighting
- HIGH
- Elevation
- 235.9 ft
- CY2024 enplanements
- 654,460
- Facility use
- Public
- Ownership
- Public
- Part 139 certificate code
- I B
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Airframe repair
- MAJOR
- Powerplant repair
- MAJOR
- Last inspection
- 2026/02/27
FAA facility record date 2026/10/01. Runways: BTS NTAD Runways. Facility facts: BTS NTAD Aviation Facilities. Enplanements: FAA CY2024 commercial service.
Questions
Does TSACheck have a live security wait for CAE?
No. TSACheck has no live feed and no historical wait for Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE).
How often do flights leave CAE on time?
Flights out of Columbia Metropolitan Airport left on time 80% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest shares of delay minutes were late-arriving aircraft (39%) and the airline (39%). That is a share of delay minutes, not a share of flights. The average delay among departures that were 15 minutes or more late was 99 minutes. 3% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
How early should I get to CAE?
TSA's published guidance is to arrive at the airport 2 hours before a domestic departure and 3 hours before an international departure. That is guidance, not a measured security wait.
Which airports are near CAE?
The nearest airports in this list are Augusta Regional At Bush Field (AGS), 62 straight-line miles; Florence Regional Airport (FLO), 82 straight-line miles; Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT), 89 straight-line miles; Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP), 91 straight-line miles; Charleston International Airport (CHS), 95 straight-line miles.