Airports near Columbia, SC
17 airports, seaplane bases and airstrips within 25 nm of Columbia, South Carolina — 4 of them public use. Runway lengths, fuel, CTAF and tower frequencies from the FAA's NASR data (effective 2026-10-01); each airport page adds live METAR/TAF weather, NOTAMs, winds aloft and a crosswind calculator.
Closest public-use field: Jim Hamilton L B Owens (KCUB), 3.3 nm SE. Closest public fuel: KCUB (100LL,A), 3.3 nm. Longest runway: 10,003 ft at KXNO.
Current METARs for these airports (aviationweather.gov) →
| Id | Name | From Columbia | Use | Longest rwy | Fuel | Tower / CTAF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCUB | Jim Hamilton L B Owens Columbia · Airport | 3.3 nm SE | Public | 5,011 ft | 100LL,A | CTAF 123.075 |
| KCAE | Columbia Metro Columbia · Airport | 6.3 nm SW | Public | 8,601 ft | 100LL,A | Tower 119.5 · UNICOM 122.95 |
| 1SC2 | Gwinn Field Hopkins · Airport | 12.8 nm E | Private | 2,100 ft (soft) | — | — |
| KMMT | Mc Entire Jngb Eastover · Airport | 12.9 nm SE | Private | 9,012 ft | 100,A | Tower 132.4 · CTAF 132.4 |
| SC13 | Darden Gaston · Airport | 12.9 nm SW | Private | 3,300 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 2SC8 | Gaston Gaston · Airport | 14.0 nm S | Private | 3,350 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 12SC | Over The Hill Elgin · Airport | 16.1 nm NE | Private | 2,200 ft (soft) | — | — |
| SC99 | Whiteplains Lexington · Airport | 16.5 nm W | Private | 3,000 ft | — | CTAF 122.9 |
| 6J0 | Lexington County Pelion · Airport | 16.9 nm SW | Public | 4,335 ft | 100LL | CTAF 123.0 |
| KFDW | Fairfield County Winnsboro · Airport | 18.5 nm N | Public | 5,243 ft | 100LL,A | CTAF 123.05 |
| SC45 | Gilbert International Airpark Gilbert · Airport | 19.1 nm SW | Private | 3,000 ft (soft) | — | CTAF 122.9 |
| SC84 | Sand Burr Gilbert · Airport | 20.1 nm SW | Private | 3,072 ft (soft) | — | CTAF 122.9 |
| 24SC | The Farm Summit · Airport | 20.3 nm W | Private | 2,600 ft (soft) | — | — |
| SC90 | Do-Little Field St. Matthews · Airport | 20.7 nm S | Private | 3,200 ft (soft) | — | — |
| SC07 | Alans St Matthews · Airport | 20.8 nm S | Private | 2,675 ft (soft) | — | UNICOM 122.8 |
| SC23 | Eagles Nest-Fairview Airpark Pelion · Airport | 22.2 nm SW | Private | 2,700 ft (soft) | — | — |
| KXNO | North Af Aux North · Airport | 24.5 nm S | Private | 10,003 ft | — | — |
Distances are great-circle nautical miles with direction from the centre of the facilities that list Columbia as their city (not a surveyed city centre). Heliports are not listed. A snapshot of the 28-day NASR cycle: confirm frequencies and runway data against the current Chart Supplement before flight.