Amazon has begun operations at its new air gateway at Spokane International Airport in Spokane, Washington. This is Amazon Air’s second location in the state. The first flight on Amazon Air’s branded 737 cargo aircraft, operated by Sun Country Airlines, arrived yesterday evening from Fairbanks International Airport. Service will continue daily, said Amazon.
Amazon Air’s newest gateway will be managed by an Amazon logistics partner, Trego-Dugan Aviation.
“We are thrilled to expand Amazon Air operations in Spokane to improve capacity for shipment of customer packages in the region,” said Chris Preston, director of Amazon Air Gateway Operations. “Spokane International Airport, the city of Spokane, Spokane County, S3R3 Solutions, and Trego-Dugan Aviation have been excellent partners through this process and we’re looking forward to serving our customers in the Spokane region more efficiently together.”
This announcement comes on the heels of the opening of a second Amazon fulfillment center in the Spokane area last month, and plans to open a delivery station and a sortation center next to the fulfillment center in Airway Heights in 2022.