# Prime Air MK30 at U.S. (500 cities/towns target by end 2026): deployment

Canonical ID: `a13adac1-d3b5-42d1-a65a-2eb9fc02f7c8`

[Amazon Prime Air](/companies/amazon.md) plans to serve nearly 500 cities and towns by end of 2026. Currently operates in 7 states (AZ, FL, KS, LA, MI, NE, TX). Hundreds of thousands of packages delivered by drone this year. Plans to launch in Chicago, Syracuse, Cleveland, Atlanta, Boise metro areas.

**Trust tier:** Unverified

_Last updated: 2026-08-27_

- **Slug:** amazon-prime-air-500-cities-expansion-2026
- **Status:** scaled
- **Model:** [Prime Air MK30](/models/amazon-prime-air-mk30.md) (id: `989509b8-2112-4a9d-b37a-55d09be1aaa2`)
- **Category:** [Drones](/drones)
- **Company:** [Amazon](/companies/amazon.md) (id: `b9b40dbf-7909-4d29-9bd9-e23f21bf06f9`)
- **Location:** [U.S. (500 cities/towns target by end 2026)](/locations/us-500-cities-target.md) (id: `02b389d3-fa00-4e4f-b4f7-a172aa70ff34`)
- **Operator:** [Amazon](/companies/amazon.md) (id: `b9b40dbf-7909-4d29-9bd9-e23f21bf06f9`)
- **First seen:** 2026-08-19T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/transportation/amazon-prime-air-drone-delivery-expansion · 2026-08-19

## Common questions

### What is the Prime Air MK30 deployment at U.S. (500 cities/towns target by end 2026)?

Prime Air MK30, built by Amazon, is recorded as a deployment at U.S. (500 cities/towns target by end 2026) on the DEPLOY registry. Amazon operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Prime Air MK30 at U.S. (500 cities/towns target by end 2026)?

Amazon, the manufacturer of Prime Air MK30, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Prime Air MK30 deployment at U.S. (500 cities/towns target by end 2026) go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting August 19, 2026 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Prime Air MK30 deployment at U.S. (500 cities/towns target by end 2026)?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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