There are a few road closures due to a dam failure in the retention pond near the Columbia Metropolitan Airport.
If you’ve got plans to travel through Columbia Metropolitan Airport, go with an empty stomach.
Air Force One arrived at the airport just before noon on Thursday — marking the first time President Biden has been in the Midlands since December 2021 when he spoke at South Carolina State’s Commencement Ceremony.
Columbia Metropolitan Airport reports more than 12,000 passengers traveled CAE during the weekend and the airport anticipates another 5,000 passengers over the next couple days.
Columbia Metropolitan Airport says power has been restored after a leak caused an outage on Saturday.
According to CAE, at approximately 2 a.m. this morning, a drainage leak caused the main electrical power bus to short resulting in a power outage on the secured side of the airport.
The airport is implementing a new checked bag inspection system, which according to officials allows for a higher capacity of bags to be processed at a faster rate.
The South Carolina Air National Guard has officially departed Columbia Metropolitan Airport.
American Airlines is restarting its nonstop service from the Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) to Miami International Airport (MIA) with booking available starting tomorrow, Feb. 11.
CAE estimates that 90,000 travelers flew from the airport in November and expects similar numbers for December.
