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Columbia, SC (KCAE) Radar
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Nearby radars to KCAE
Every other catalog site within 200 miles, nearest first. These approximate distances are between radar sites; they are not coverage ranges.
- Charleston, South Carolina (KCLX)89 miles
- Greer, South Carolina (KGSP)90 miles
- Wilmington, North Carolina (KLTX)154 miles
- Robins AFB, Georgia (KJGX)156 miles
- Raleigh Durham, North Carolina (KRAX)191 miles
About KCAE
KCAE is the ICAO code for the radar cataloged at Columbia, South Carolina.
- ICAO station code
- KCAE
- Catalog location
- Columbia
- State / territory
- South Carolina
- County / area in catalog
- Lexington
- Latitude
- 33.9486°
- Longitude
- -81.11861°
- Catalog elevation
- 345 feet (105 meters)
- NCDC identifier
- 30001781
- WBAN identifier
- 13883
Station listings and coordinates come from the NWS radar catalog (downloaded ). County/area names, identifiers, and elevations come from NOAA’s station metadata (downloaded ). These catalog snapshots do not report current radar availability. Catalog elevation includes the ground, tower, and feed horn.
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