Amazon Air has built a massive new US$1.5 billion air hub at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) in the Southern US which will serve as the e-commerce giant's main freight base in the country.

The hub took four years to create and spans seven buildings on a 600-acre complex, totaling 800,000 square feet.

Amazon noted that the facility is fitted with “the innovative use of robotics technology that helps move and sort packages — including robotic arms and mobile drive units that transport packages across the building — miles of interlinked conveyors, and ergonomic workstations that support a comfortable work environment for employees.”

“We’re excited to get rolling in Northern Kentucky, and we’re thrilled to employ thousands of fantastic people from the area in this next-generation, highly sophisticated facility that will connect our air cargo network for years to come,” said Sarah Rhoads, vice president of Amazon Global Air.

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The location has parking spaces for 100 freighters and is expected to employ thousands of employees. As the e-commerce business grows and customers seek shorter delivery times, the e-commerce behemoth has been quickly growing its air transportation division in recent years.

The company has more than 40 facilities across the US and will open its European air hub in Leipzig, Germany, this year.