Columbia Metropolitan (CAE)

CAE / KCAE

Official · May 2026

130,068

Columbia Metropolitan Airport handled 130,068 passengers in May 2026, up 3.8% on a year earlier, according to US Bureau of Transportation Statistics — T-100 Air Carrier Statistics.

Full count · domestic + international Flight timing & delays ↓

Passengers over time

Showing 53 months. Full series runs 1990–2026 (437 periods).

Against 2019 +11.2% same month, before the pandemic
Series depth 36 years from 1990

The most recent periods

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PeriodPassengers Year on yearSource
May 2026 130,068 +3.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
April 2026 121,829 +6.1% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
March 2026 113,712 +8.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
February 2026 98,753 +7.1% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
January 2026 90,866 −0.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
December 2025 104,156 −4.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
November 2025 104,888 −13.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
October 2025 127,529 +2.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
September 2025 119,467 +4.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
August 2025 127,302 +7.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
July 2025 128,578 +9.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
June 2025 122,806 +7.5% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
May 2025 125,285 +3.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
April 2025 114,876 +3.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
March 2025 104,985 +0.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
February 2025 92,182 −2.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
January 2025 91,616 +3.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
December 2024 108,547 +10.5% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
November 2024 120,878 +5.1% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
October 2024 123,960 +3.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
September 2024 114,613 +5.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
August 2024 118,977 +4.1% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
July 2024 117,480 +5.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
June 2024 114,214 +5.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Also tracked here: aircraft movements (through May 2026), tonnes of cargo (through May 2026).

Flight timing & delays

Historical departures, grouped by the scheduled local time at the departure airport. These are recorded outcomes, not a forecast for your flight.

US domestic sectors recorded by BTS

Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation · 2024-09-01 → 2026-06-30

Lowest average delay06:00–07:005.3min · 1,873 recorded · 1,828 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour21.4min06:00 ↔ 18:00
Recorded flights10,626Columbia Metropolitan Airport

Departure hour

On-time departures
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 92.4% · 884 recorded · 863 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 92.8% · 1,873 recorded · 1,828 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 89.9% · 886 recorded · 859 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 90.3% · 242 recorded · 237 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 90.6% · 203 recorded · 201 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 81.8% · 841 recorded · 817 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 86.1% · 548 recorded · 539 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 84.8% · 273 recorded · 270 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 77.7% · 377 recorded · 372 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 75.5% · 429 recorded · 417 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 76.2% · 844 recorded · 833 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 73.9% · 692 recorded · 662 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 75.0% · 1,198 recorded · 1,169 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 64.3% · 353 recorded · 339 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 63.4% · 902 recorded · 847 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 62 recorded · 57 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 18 recorded · 16 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 1 recorded · 1 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Average departure delay
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 5.9 min · 884 recorded · 863 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 5.3 min · 1,873 recorded · 1,828 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 9.2 min · 886 recorded · 859 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 5.4 min · 242 recorded · 237 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 6.3 min · 203 recorded · 201 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 11.4 min · 841 recorded · 817 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 6.2 min · 548 recorded · 539 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 6.1 min · 273 recorded · 270 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 20.9 min · 377 recorded · 372 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 18.4 min · 429 recorded · 417 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 15.6 min · 844 recorded · 833 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 21.4 min · 692 recorded · 662 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 19.1 min · 1,198 recorded · 1,169 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 26.7 min · 353 recorded · 339 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 23.4 min · 902 recorded · 847 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 62 recorded · 57 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 18 recorded · 16 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 1 recorded · 1 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Recorded flights
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 884 · 884 recorded · 863 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 1,873 · 1,873 recorded · 1,828 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 886 · 886 recorded · 859 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 242 · 242 recorded · 237 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 203 · 203 recorded · 201 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 841 · 841 recorded · 817 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 548 · 548 recorded · 539 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 273 · 273 recorded · 270 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 377 · 377 recorded · 372 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 429 · 429 recorded · 417 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 844 · 844 recorded · 833 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 692 · 692 recorded · 662 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 1,198 · 1,198 recorded · 1,169 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 353 · 353 recorded · 339 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 902 · 902 recorded · 847 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 62 · 62 recorded · 57 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · 18 · 18 recorded · 16 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · 1 · 1 recorded · 1 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Departure hourOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
00:00No observations
01:00No observations
02:00No observations
03:00No observations
04:00No observations
05:0092.4%5.9 min863884
06:0092.8%5.3 min1,8281,873
07:0089.9%9.2 min859886
08:0090.3%5.4 min237242
09:0090.6%6.3 min201203
10:0081.8%11.4 min817841
11:0086.1%6.2 min539548
12:0084.8%6.1 min270273
13:0077.7%20.9 min372377
14:0075.5%18.4 min417429
15:0076.2%15.6 min833844
16:0073.9%21.4 min662692
17:0075.0%19.1 min1,1691,198
18:0064.3%26.7 min339353
19:0063.4%23.4 min847902
20:00Fewer than 200 measured departures5762
21:00Fewer than 200 measured departures1618
22:00Fewer than 200 measured departures11
23:00No observations

Day of week

On-time departures
Monday · 81.5% · 1,599 recorded · 1,548 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 82.5% · 1,505 recorded · 1,469 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 84.1% · 1,462 recorded · 1,428 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 84.4% · 1,647 recorded · 1,608 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 79.1% · 1,567 recorded · 1,524 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 82.7% · 1,197 recorded · 1,156 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 77.9% · 1,649 recorded · 1,594 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Average departure delay
Monday · 11.5 min · 1,599 recorded · 1,548 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 11.1 min · 1,505 recorded · 1,469 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 11.6 min · 1,462 recorded · 1,428 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 10.7 min · 1,647 recorded · 1,608 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 15.7 min · 1,567 recorded · 1,524 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 13.1 min · 1,197 recorded · 1,156 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 17.4 min · 1,649 recorded · 1,594 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Recorded flights
Monday · 1,599 · 1,599 recorded · 1,548 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 1,505 · 1,505 recorded · 1,469 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 1,462 · 1,462 recorded · 1,428 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 1,647 · 1,647 recorded · 1,608 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 1,567 · 1,567 recorded · 1,524 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 1,197 · 1,197 recorded · 1,156 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 1,649 · 1,649 recorded · 1,594 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Day of weekOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Monday81.5%11.5 min1,5481,599
Tuesday82.5%11.1 min1,4691,505
Wednesday84.1%11.6 min1,4281,462
Thursday84.4%10.7 min1,6081,647
Friday79.1%15.7 min1,5241,567
Saturday82.7%13.1 min1,1561,197
Sunday77.9%17.4 min1,5941,649

Month of year

Months combine the same calendar month across the years shown; this is a seasonal pattern, not a monthly time series.

On-time departures
Jan · 82.1% · 929 recorded · 861 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 80.6% · 827 recorded · 797 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 83.5% · 767 recorded · 734 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 81.7% · 864 recorded · 850 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 78.9% · 959 recorded · 937 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 75.9% · 944 recorded · 901 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 72.2% · 484 recorded · 450 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 78.1% · 441 recorded · 433 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 85.7% · 1,088 recorded · 1,078 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 87.0% · 1,206 recorded · 1,204 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 85.3% · 1,092 recorded · 1,067 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 79.8% · 1,025 recorded · 1,015 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Average departure delay
Jan · 15.2 min · 929 recorded · 861 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 12.7 min · 827 recorded · 797 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 11.3 min · 767 recorded · 734 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 15.7 min · 864 recorded · 850 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 13.9 min · 959 recorded · 937 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 21.5 min · 944 recorded · 901 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 24.3 min · 484 recorded · 450 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 13.7 min · 441 recorded · 433 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 8.5 min · 1,088 recorded · 1,078 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 4.0 min · 1,206 recorded · 1,204 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 11.4 min · 1,092 recorded · 1,067 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 14.1 min · 1,025 recorded · 1,015 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Recorded flights
Jan · 929 · 929 recorded · 861 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 827 · 827 recorded · 797 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 767 · 767 recorded · 734 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 864 · 864 recorded · 850 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 959 · 959 recorded · 937 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 944 · 944 recorded · 901 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 484 · 484 recorded · 450 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 441 · 441 recorded · 433 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 1,088 · 1,088 recorded · 1,078 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 1,206 · 1,206 recorded · 1,204 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 1,092 · 1,092 recorded · 1,067 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 1,025 · 1,025 recorded · 1,015 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Month of yearOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Jan82.1%15.2 min861929
Feb80.6%12.7 min797827
Mar83.5%11.3 min734767
Apr81.7%15.7 min850864
May78.9%13.9 min937959
Jun75.9%21.5 min901944
Jul72.2%24.3 min450484
Aug78.1%13.7 min433441
Sep85.7%8.5 min1,0781,088
Oct87.0%4.0 min1,2041,206
Nov85.3%11.4 min1,0671,092
Dec79.8%14.1 min1,0151,025

Delay and on-time rates need at least 200 measured departures per bucket. Smaller samples remain visible in the flight-count chart. An empty slot means no observations, not zero flights.

Recorded outcomes

  • On time 79.4% 8,434
  • Delayed >15 min 17.8% 1,893
  • Cancelled 2.8% 299
  • Missing departure time 0.0% 0

All recorded flights with a known scheduled local time, counted once. Missing actual times are shown separately.

On time means departing no more than 15 minutes after schedule. Cancelled flights and flights missing departure times are excluded from punctuality and average delay.