# Amazon Prime Air MK30 at Lockeford, California, USA: deployment

Canonical ID: `d11fdba9-fabd-4bef-832e-187d853dd1e8`

Lockeford, CA was one of the earliest US test sites. Amazon ended drone delivery operations in Lockeford in April 2024 to focus on Arizona expansion.

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-09_

- **Slug:** prime-air-mk30-lockeford-california-usa
- **Status:** ended
- **Model:** [Amazon Prime Air MK30](/models/prime-air-mk30.md) (id: `5f22e23e-8582-4c97-80d0-b43eadf86511`)
- **Category:** [Drones](/drones)
- **Company:** [Amazon Prime Air](/companies/amazon-prime-air.md) (id: `1ce78851-892b-468a-b1f4-011068fb0fbf`)
- **Location:** [Lockeford, California, USA](/locations/united-states/california/lockeford-california-usa.md) (id: `53bd2b58-5eb2-4b12-8eb7-6203a8db11f4`)
- **First seen:** 2022-12-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/22/amazon-ends-drone-program-in-california-as-it-eyes-arizona-launch.html

## Common questions

### What is the Amazon Prime Air MK30 deployment at Lockeford, California, USA?

Amazon Prime Air MK30, built by Amazon Prime Air, is recorded as a deployment at Lockeford, California, USA on the DEPLOY registry. Amazon Prime Air operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Amazon Prime Air MK30 at Lockeford, California, USA?

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

### When did the Amazon Prime Air MK30 deployment at Lockeford, California, USA go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting December 23, 2022 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Is the Amazon Prime Air MK30 deployment at Lockeford, California, USA still active?

As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is no longer operating at this location.

### Have there been incidents at the Amazon Prime Air MK30 deployment at Lockeford, California, USA?

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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