Amazon’s Prime Air service is rapidly expanding and plans to reach nearly 500 cities and towns in the United States by the end of 2026—a sixfold increase from its current footprint – bringing ultrafast drone delivery to communities with tens of millions of customers across the country.
Prime Air offers the widest selection of items by drone, including millions of groceries, electronics, cosmetics, medications, and household products at everyday low prices, delivered in as fast as 30 minutes. Prime Air drone delivery sites have the highest average delivery volumes in the U.S., with thousands of deliveries made daily.
Prime Air drone delivery currently serves customers in cities across seven states, including Arizona, Florida, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska, and Texas, with plans to launch in Georgia, Ohio, Illinois, Idaho, and New York soon.
“Customers already turn to Amazon for fast Same- and Next-Day Delivery, and Prime Air provides them an even speedier option when they need it, with deliveries in as fast as 30 minutes,”
said David Carbon, vice president of Amazon Prime Air.
“We’ve already delivered hundreds of thousands of packages to customers by drone this year, and by the end of 2026 we plan to reach customers in nearly 500 cities and towns. We’re pairing the convenience of ultrafast drone delivery with the low prices and selection customers love about Amazon.”
Where are Amazon Drone Deliveries Svailable?
Prime Air drone delivery is currently offered in these locations and the surrounding areas in the U.S., and each Prime Air site serves an area of approximately 175 square miles:
- Tolleson, Arizona (Phoenix metro area)
- Ruskin, Florida (Tampa metro area)
- Kansas City, Kansas
- Papillion, Nebraska (Omaha metro area)
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Hazel Park, Michigan (Detroit metro area)
- Pontiac, Michigan (Detroit metro area)
- Richmond, Texas (Houston metro area)
- San Antonio, Texas
- Richardson, Texas (Dallas metro area)
- Waco, Texas
Prime Air plans to launch soon in the Chicago, Illinois; Syracuse, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Atlanta, Georgia; and Boise, Idaho metro areas, with more communities to come later this year.
What Items are Eligible for Drone Delivery?
Most of Prime Air’s drone delivery locations offer millions of items at Amazon’s everyday low prices – from popular categories like groceries, cosmetics, medications, and electronics to niche products that are often harder to track down elsewhere.
This includes devices like Apple iPhones, Samsung Galaxy cellphones, Apple AirTags, Apple AirPods, Ring doorbells, and Alpha Grillers Instant Read Food Thermometers.
Nearly all items 5 pounds or less that fit in a large shoebox can be delivered by drone, meaning more than 60% of the items customers are most frequently purchasing from Amazon are eligible.
Orders arrive in as fast as 30 minutes, with most orders arriving around 60 minutes after checkout.Prime members get free ultrafast drone delivery as an exclusive perk on orders $50 or more.
For Prime members with orders under $50, the delivery fee is $2.99. Customers without a Prime membership pay a $4.99 delivery fee.
Source: Amazon News