Amazon Air has reached an agreement with the Jacksonville Aviation Authority to operate an air cargo hub at Jacksonville International Airport, with operations expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2026. Plans call for Amazon to lease the 50,000-square-foot Air Cargo Building Four at 14200 Pecan Park Road for air cargo storage and processing. Launched in 2016, Amazon Air is the online shopping retailer’s dedicated cargo airline. Its network operates more than 100 aircraft delivering packages to more than 70 distribution centres nationwide. Fleet aircraft include Boeing 737s, 767s and Airbus A330s. The service was previously named Prime Air, and that branding remains on its planes and logo. The closest Amazon Air facility is in Tampa, where shipments are flown in and then trucked to Jacksonville, said Jay Cunio, JAA chief development officer, as per a report.
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