Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) has introduced next-day delivery services on Oahu, facilitated by an additional late-night cargo flight that extends the order cutoff time for customers, a company spokesperson confirmed.

Reports indicate that Amazon established a delivery station in Honolulu over a year ago, initially relying on two wide-body aircraft from its private cargo airline to transport packages twice daily from the U.S. mainland to Hawaii. Until recently, most of the 3.5 million packages delivered required at least two days to reach customers. The newly added late-departing flight now allows Amazon to extend loading deadlines while fulfilling next-day delivery promises.

The Airbus A330-300 aircraft currently in use were converted from passenger planes to freighters before joining Amazon’s operations, with Alaska Airlines managing their flights. Hawaiian Airlines initially held the contract supporting Amazon’s air network but was acquired by Alaska Airlines last year. This week, both carriers received a single operating certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), streamlining training, policies, and procedures. Notably, Amazon does not hold its own aircraft operating license.

Flight tracking data shows multiple airports supporting Honolulu-bound cargo flights, including California-based facilities and Amazon’s primary hub at Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport.

A local Amazon executive revealed that the Honolulu delivery station exceeded first-year performance expectations, with next-day service expansion progressing faster than anticipated.

Separately, KHON2 reported in September that Amazon’s wholesale air cargo service—which sells excess capacity to third-party shippers—has successfully transported thousands of Maui Gold pineapples from Hawaii to the mainland within 12 hours weekly. This capacity primarily comes from return flights to logistics hubs, which typically operate near-empty due to Amazon’s one-way B2C parcel network.

In July, South Korean carrier Air Premia signed a transport agreement with Amazon Air Cargo, transferring belly cargo in Honolulu for mainland delivery. These shipments connect through Amazon’s U.S. hubs to 45 cities, including Atlanta and Houston.

Amazon Air Cargo also serves Colombia and the Dominican Republic, with Avianca Cargo booking return-flight capacity to the U.S.

**Kaua‘i Warehouse Plans** Amazon appears to be advancing plans for a delivery center on Kaua‘i, according to reports. A Phoenix-based developer, BH DevCo—specializing in large e-commerce facilities—is acquiring 14.6 acres in Līhuʻe for a 42,000-square-foot warehouse within a planned business park. While project filings did not name Amazon, operational details and sources confirm the company’s involvement. Amazon declined to comment on the development.

**Connecticut Fulfillment Center** Meanwhile, Amazon broke ground on a 3.2-million-square-foot fulfillment center in Connecticut, which will process 800,000 packages daily upon completion, marking its seventh such facility in the state.