Amazon Air begins daily cargo flights to Wichita’s Eisenhower Airport

E-commerce giant Amazon is launching daily cargo services at Wichita’s Eisenhower National Airport, the city announced Thursday.

Amazon Air’s inaugural flight arrived at the airport shortly after 2 a.m. Thursday. Daily flights from Fort Worth Alliance Airport will be operated by Silver Airlines.

“We are proud to welcome Amazon Air to Wichita Eisenhower Airport,” said Jesse Romo, Wichita’s director of airports. “This location is uniquely positioned with convenient access to Hwy 54/400 and Interstate 235 to support Amazon’s delivers to customers in Kansas and surrounding areas.”

The Wichita Airport Authority has leased 10,691 square feet in the air cargo terminal to Trego-Dugan Aviation, which is contracted to sort and load Amazon packages bound for their next destination.

“This is an exciting expansion for Amazon Air that will provide greater capacity for shipping packages to our valued customers throughout the Wichita area and central Kansas,” said Chris Preston, director of Amazon Air Gateway Operations.

Since 2020, Amazon has opened a 140,000-square-foot delivery station in northeast Wichita and a one-million-square-foot fulfillment center in Park City.

This story was originally published January 20, 2022 at 12:27 PM.