DALLAS: September 12: Amazon says its new hub at the Fort Worth Alliance Airport will open in October and will include daily flights servicing the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.

The ‘Regional Air Hub’ is the first build-to-suit airport project of its kind in the Amazon Air network and is designed to support the carrier’s larger scale regional needs, including sortation capability and infrastructure to handle multiple flights daily.

Amazon expects the facility to create 300 full-time jobs over time as operations reach full capacity.

“We are excited to start flying to and from our new facility at the Fort Worth Alliance Airport (pictured) very soon – this facility will allow us to offer even more selection and faster delivery to our customers,” said Sarah Rhoads, vice president of Amazon Global Air. “This is our latest investment in Texas and we look forward to hiring top talent from the local community.”

Since 2010 Amazon says it has contributed an additional US$9 billion to the Texas economy with the creation of over 22,000 full-time, full-benefit jobs and US$$10 billion invested in customer fulfillment facilities, cloud infrastructure, a 253-megawatt wind farm and employee compensation.

The company operates over 45 aircraft from 20 air gateways across the US and will open a central air hub at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport in 2021.