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CAE airport guide (2026): parking, car rental & hotels
Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) in Columbia, SC is #126 in Busiest US airports · ranked by public data (FAA 2025 passenger boardings). Everything below comes from the airport's own pages, the FAA and OurAirports, with dates.
Parking at CAE
3 official lots. Cheapest: $12/day at Surface Lot. Garage from $17/day.
Hotels near CAE
Days Inn, Carolina Lodge, Sleep Inn, Country Inn & Suites, Travelers Inn, and 9 more (OpenStreetMap, nearest first).
Facts CAE at a glance
- Official name
- Columbia Metropolitan Airport
- Codes
- IATA CAE · ICAO KCAE
- Passenger boardings 2025
- 662,756 (#126 in Busiest US airports · ranked by public data; 2024: 654,460) · FAA final CY2025
- FAA hub size
- US
- Elevation
- 236 ft · OurAirports
- Runways
- 2 (longest 8,601 ft) · OurAirports
- Official website
- flycae.com
Book Park ahead or stay the night
Airport lounges: see Priority Pass's own lounge finder for CAE; we have not checked lounge lists.
FAQ
How busy is CAE?
Columbia Metropolitan Airport had 662,756 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2025: #126 in Busiest US airports · ranked by public data (FAA final CY2025 data; +1.3% vs 2024).
What is the cheapest official parking at CAE?
Surface Lot at $12 per day (First 30 min $1.00; each additional ½ hour $2.00; Daily Rate $12.00), per the airport's parking page checked Nov 1, 2026.
Which rental car companies serve CAE?
We could not source the airport's rental car list. Please check the official airport site.