OnTimeStats

Airport on-time performance

Columbia

Data through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
On-time rate77%flights departing here that arrived on time
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 departures is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.5%of scheduled departures
Left the gate on time80%departures that pushed back within 15 min of schedule (DepDel15)

based on 5,518 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).

As a connection hub

Arriving here (inbound performance)

These figures reflect inbound flights arriving at this airport — relevant for connections and layovers.

73%arrived on time here
(within 15 min, inbound flights)
  • On time73%
  • 15–59 min late14%
  • 1–2 hr late5%
  • 2 hr+ late3%
  • Cancelled or diverted3%

Arrival outcomes for inbound flights. Last segment = cancelled or diverted.

Bad day: 1 in 10 flights arrives more than 50 min late.

By airline

Carriers departing here (last 12 months)

Delay = arrival delay (ArrDel15-based)

  • Delta Air Linesbest
    On-time86%
    Medianon time
    p9020 min
    Cancel1.5%
    Flights1,897
  • Envoy Air
    On-time81%
    Medianon time
    p9025 min
    Cancel2.7%
    Flights477
  • Republic Airways
    On-time74%
    Medianon time
    p9065 min
    Cancel5.7%
    Flights618
  • SkyWest Airlines
    On-time71%
    Medianon time
    p9050 min
    Cancel4.3%
    Flights303
  • PSA Airlines
    On-time69%
    Medianon time
    p9070 min
    Cancel6.0%
    Flights1,338

Over time

On-time trend

By season

On-time rate by month

When it gets busy

Busiest times at CAE

Historically, departures at CAE peak 5–10 a.m. — 39% of scheduled flights leave in that block.

CAE is busier on weekdays — a typical weekday sees about 11% more departures than a weekend day.

  • 5–10 a.m.39%
  • 10 a.m.–2 p.m.18%
  • 2–5 p.m.17%
  • 5–8 p.m.24%
  • 8 p.m.–midnight1%

Share of 18,276 scheduled departures by planned departure time, 2023-06 .. 2026-05. Historical averages from BTS data — not live airport status.

When flights don't go

Why flights were cancelled

  • Airline13%
  • Weather71%
  • Air traffic (NAS)15%
  • Security1%

Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 195 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).

Where flights go

Busiest routes

CAE → ATL→CAE → DFW→CAE → IAD→CAE → ORD→CAE → CLT→CAE → CVG→CAE → LGA→CAE → DCA→CAE → IAH→CAE → EWR→

Side by side

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Methodology

A flight is on time when it arrives within 15 minutes of schedule — the US DOT / BTS standard. Median and p90(the “1-in-10 bad day”) are read from the full arrival-delay distribution, never averaged across periods.

Figures cover a carrier’s own BTS-coded flights. Cells below ~200 flights are flagged as limited data. All numbers are pre-computed from public BTS On-Time Performance data.