Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) delays & on-time performance
Columbia, South Carolina · 11 nonstop destinations · 7 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at CAE right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
81%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
3.1%
173 flights
Avg arrival delay
20 min
98 min when late
Departed on time
80%
avg taxi-out 16 min
Figures cover 5,495 departures from CAE; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into CAE were on time 77% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) arrived on time 81% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, better than the 78% national average.
- 3.1% were cancelled, and 8% arrived an hour or more late.
- Delta Air Lines was the most punctual airline here (87% on time); SkyWest Airlines was the least (75%).
- Departures scheduled around 5am did best (94% on time); around 6pm did worst (58%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (40%).
Most delayed routes from CAE
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- DCA · Washington72%1,092 flts
- ORD · Chicago77%513 flts
- LGA · New York80%615 flts
- DFW · Dallas/Fort Worth81%985 flts
- ATL · Atlanta87%1,815 flts
Most reliable routes from CAE
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- ATL · Atlanta87%1,815 flts
- DFW · Dallas/Fort Worth81%985 flts
- LGA · New York80%615 flts
- ORD · Chicago77%513 flts
- DCA · Washington72%1,092 flts
Best airline at CAE
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines | 87% | 1.6% | 12 min | 1 | 1,811 |
| Envoy Air | 82% | 2.7% | 15 min | 4 | 825 |
| Republic Airways | 81% | 4.9% | 16 min | 3 | 768 |
| PSA Airlines | 76% | 4.4% | 28 min | 3 | 1,499 |
| SkyWest Airlines | 75% | 3.7% | 29 min | 2 | 374 |
| Spirit Airlines | 73% | 1.4% | 30 min | 3 | 74 |
| Allegiant Air | 63% | 2.1% | 33 min | 2 | 144 |
Best time to fly out of CAE
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 5am94%378 flts
- 6am91%1,132 flts
- 7am85%359 flts
- 8am85%77 flts
- 9am92%94 flts
- 10am82%434 flts
- 11am88%311 flts
- 12pm86%150 flts
- 1pm81%327 flts
- 2pm70%230 flts
- 3pm78%417 flts
- 4pm81%288 flts
- 5pm70%565 flts
- 6pm58%190 flts
- 7pm62%530 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Late-arriving aircraft40%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)39%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion14%
- Extreme weather6%
- Security0%
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.