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Prime Air MK30 at Phoenix

The Amazon Prime Air MK30 is Amazon's current-generation autonomous last-mile delivery drone, recorded in the aerial form factor to fill the registry's delivery-drone coverage (it is the major US delivery drone with the most-documented safety record). Successor to the MK27-2, it is quieter with greater range and heat tolerance, carries onboard sense-and-avoid, and delivers small packages of up to about five pounds to customers' yards across markets including College Station, Texas, Tolleson, Arizona, Waco, Texas, Richardson, Texas, and parts of the UK and Italy.

Made by Amazon's Prime Air unit, it is recorded at pilot maturity rather than stable commercial because a pattern of FAA- and NTSB-investigated crashes has driven repeated US operational suspensions, including a January 2025 pause after dual Oregon test crashes and a Phoenix-area pause after an October 2025 double crane-strike. Its predecessor, the MK27, had its own 2021 crash near Pendleton, Oregon, in which a motor failure caused an uncontrolled fall and a lithium-battery fire that ignited acres of wheat stubble, recorded here as lineage rather than a separate entity.

Prime Air MK30 by Amazon · Operated by Amazon · Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified · Drones

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Footage

PRIMARY SOURCE
Courtesy of Amazon

Amazon's Prime Air safety-and-operations film from the MK30 era. No MK30-product-specific film exists on Amazon's official channel; this is the closest official Prime Air video.

In November 2024 Amazon launched Prime Air drone delivery service in Tolleson, Arizona using its new MK30 drone, covering the West Valley Phoenix Metro Area. The Tolleson Same-Day Delivery site was the first facility to integrate same-day fulfillment with Prime Air drone operations in a single location.

Customers within the delivery radius can receive items weighing 5 lb or less in under an hour. The MK30 is Amazon's third-generation delivery drone: it is fully electric, quieter than its predecessors, flies twice as far, and received FAA approval for Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations.

Amazon also operates Prime Air drone delivery in College Station, Texas. The program is self-operated by Amazon under an FAA Part 135 air carrier certificate.

Key facts

Location
Tolleson, AZ (West Valley Phoenix Metro Area)
Service start
November 2024
Weight limit
5 lb (2.3 kg) or less per delivery
Delivery time
Under 1 hour
Selection
50,000+ everyday essentials
Regulatory status
FAA Part 135 air carrier; FAA BVLOS approval
Other active site
College Station, Texas

Safety record

No incidents on record for Prime Air MK30 at Phoenix.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Trust tier
Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-07-10
Model
Prime Air MK30
Company
Amazon
Location
United States/Arizona/Phoenix
Operator
Amazon
Status
operational
Operator type
maker operated
First seen
2024-11-05
ID
1d080d42-b845-4347-bf2f-fa0b8f4aee84

Timeline

  1. Nov 2024
    First recorded
    Prime Air MK30 first documented operating at Phoenix.
  2. Jul 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (2)

  1. Amazon drone delivery takes off in Arizona · https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/transportation/amazon-drone-delivery-arizona · 2024-11-05
  2. Amazon launches same-day drone delivery in Arizona city · https://www.supplychaindive.com/news/amazon-launches-same-day-drone-delivery-in-arizona-city/732275/ · 2024-11-05
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-10

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-10

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: pilot

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: aerial

Sources by quality tier

2
unclassified
Unclassified source

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Methodology surface for Prime Air MK30 at Phoenix.

Common questions

What is the Prime Air MK30 deployment at Phoenix?
Prime Air MK30, built by Amazon, is recorded as a deployment at Phoenix on the DEPLOY registry. Amazon operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Prime Air MK30 at Phoenix?
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 Phoenix go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting November 5, 2024 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Prime Air MK30 deployment at Phoenix?
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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