Referred to as Amazon Air KJAX, the city issued a permit May 20 for a project to make tenant improvements for the internet retailer’s air cargo facility at Jacksonville International Airport.
PCL Construction Services Inc. of Orlando is the contractor for the $700,000 project to renovate a 50,000-square-foot warehouse at 14200 Pecan Park Road, the address for the North Jacksonville airport.
The city also has issued mechanical, fire system and plumbing permits totaling a project cost of $212,532 and is reviewing electrical and fire system permits that total $253,088.
Those permits boost the build-out to $1.17 million.
The tenant is Amazon.com Services LLC of Bellevue, Washington.
The Jacksonville Aviation Authority is the landlord.
PCL Construction will renovate the warehouse and office space to include converting the warehouse area from three tenant spaces to a single tenant.
The project also includes updates to the interior office spaces and construction of overheard ceiling doors and concrete ramps into the warehouse area.
The Daily Record reported Feb. 2 that Amazon Air had reached an agreement with the JAA to operate an air cargo hub at Jacksonville International Airport, with operations expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2026.
Plans called for Amazon to lease the 50,000-square-foot Air Cargo Building Four at 14200 Pecan Park Road for air cargo storage and processing, according to a Feb. 2 news release.
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 centers nationwide, according to aboutamazon.com. 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.
“This location represents the company’s first air cargo operation in Northeast Florida and will continue to grow and support Amazon’s current logistics and distribution network in Jacksonville,” JAA CEO Mark VanLoh said during the Feb. 2 meeting of the authority board.
“Amazon is one of the largest employers in Jacksonville, with several of their sort facilities on or near our four airports.”
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.
He said by adding an Amazon Air Hub in Jacksonville, delivery services to customers likely will be faster in Northeast Florida, at least for certain product lines.
Cunio said Amazon will occupy the entire building, which previously housed multiple tenants, including Emery Worldwide Airlines and Forward Air. JAA did not disclose the Amazon lease terms.
The deal had been under discussion for some time but moved forward once sufficient space became available at Jacksonville International Airport, Cunio said. Amazon will need to apply for permits before preparing the facility.
The Seattle-based company operates 12 facilities in Jacksonville. Amazon opened its first two local fulfillment centers in September 2017, followed by another in October 2017 at Cecil Commerce Center, aided by $26.7 million in city and state incentives tied to the creation of 2,700 jobs.
Since then, the company has added a fulfillment center, two sortation centers, a heavy bulk freight center and several delivery stations.
Amazon codes its facilities for the cities in which it operates The facilities are coded for locations, such as JAX, followed by a number, for its fulfillment and sortation centers; DJAX for delivery stations; and SJA for its same-day delivery facility.
