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Airport Reliability

CAE · Columbia

Columbia, SC (CAE)

81%
Departures within 15 minutes
14 min
Average departure delay
78%
Arrivals within 15 minutes
3.0%
Departures cancelled

Based on 11,703 departures and 11,704 arrivals. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

Departures from CAE departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 95% of the time, versus 40% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Wednesday has been the better bet.

A small edge: 85% on time on Wednesdays against 78% on Sundays.

When CAE gets messy

On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM95%(587 flights)
  • 6–9 AM90%(2448 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM87%(2325 flights)
  • 12–3 PM81%(1801 flights)
  • 3–6 PM73%(2332 flights)
  • 6–9 PM72%(1806 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM40%(15 flights)
On-time by weekday
  • Mon80%(1656 flights)
  • Tue83%(1546 flights)
  • Wed85%(1565 flights)
  • Thu83%(1760 flights)
  • Fri80%(1666 flights)
  • Sat82%(1373 flights)
  • Sun78%(1748 flights)
On-time trend by month
83%
May

Jun 71% → May 83% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202571%909
July 202571%908
August 202579%938
September 202589%922
October 202587%1052
November 202585%893
December 202578%880
January 202682%843
February 202683%831
March 202683%966
April 202685%1071
May 202683%1101

Airlines departing CAE

Busiest routes from CAE

Based on 11,703 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.