{"id":"1d080d42-b845-4347-bf2f-fa0b8f4aee84","modelId":"989509b8-2112-4a9d-b37a-55d09be1aaa2","versionId":null,"locationId":"05159d42-5809-4678-b688-9f42820e8728","operatorId":"b9b40dbf-7909-4d29-9bd9-e23f21bf06f9","ownerId":null,"slug":"amazon-prime-air-mk30-tolleson-az","status":"operational","firstSeen":"2024-11-05T00:00:00.000Z","statusChangeReason":null,"contractType":null,"pilotOutcome":null,"endedAt":null,"unitsOnSite":null,"tasksPerformed":["delivery"],"shiftStructure":null,"hoursPerDay":6,"siteType":"distribution_center","operatorConfirmed":false,"humanSupervisionOnsite":null,"locationPrecisionTier":"verified_coordinates","deploymentScale":"small_2_10","siteEnvironment":"outdoor","operatorType":"maker_operated","sourceQualityTier":2,"manufacturerSerial":null,"reviewStatus":"reviewed","sources":[{"url":"https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/transportation/amazon-drone-delivery-arizona","label":"Amazon drone delivery takes off in Arizona","title":"Amazon drone delivery takes off in Arizona","mediaType":"article","publishedAt":"2024-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.supplychaindive.com/news/amazon-launches-same-day-drone-delivery-in-arizona-city/732275/","label":"Amazon launches same-day drone delivery in Arizona city","title":"Amazon launches same-day drone delivery in Arizona city","mediaType":"article","publishedAt":"2024-11-05"}],"notes":"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.","keyFacts":[{"label":"Location","value":"Tolleson, AZ (West Valley Phoenix Metro Area)"},{"label":"Service start","value":"November 2024"},{"label":"Weight limit","value":"5 lb (2.3 kg) or less per delivery"},{"label":"Delivery time","value":"Under 1 hour"},{"label":"Selection","value":"50,000+ everyday essentials"},{"label":"Regulatory status","value":"FAA Part 135 air carrier; FAA BVLOS approval"},{"label":"Other active site","value":"College Station, Texas"}],"reviewNote":null,"exposureHours":null,"deploymentMilesEstimate":null,"exposureBasis":null,"customerSegment":"logistics","scaleTier":"pilot_lt10","contractValueUsd":null,"contractValueBasis":null,"customerCompanyId":null,"customerExternalName":null,"createdAt":"2026-06-11T14:35:12.794Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-21T14:21:32.239Z","model":{"id":"989509b8-2112-4a9d-b37a-55d09be1aaa2","companyId":"b9b40dbf-7909-4d29-9bd9-e23f21bf06f9","modelName":"Prime Air MK30","slug":"amazon-prime-air-mk30","description":"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.","formFactor":"aerial","industryVertical":"logistics","environment":"airspace","maturityStage":"pilot","lifecycleState":"active","supersededByModelId":null,"specs":{"notes":[{"label":"Maturity = pilot (cap-flag)","value":"MK30 has done limited commercial deliveries in a few US + EU markets, but a pattern of crashes and FAA/NTSB-investigated incidents drove repeated US operational SUSPENSIONS (Jan 2025; Phoenix Oct 2025), so it is recorded at pilot rather than stable commercial. The MK27 predecessor (2021 Pendleton OR motor-failure crash igniting wheat-stubble fire) is recorded as lineage, not a separate entity."},{"label":"Safety record (the editorial point)","value":"Amazon Prime Air owns the best-documented delivery-drone crash record (FAA/NTSB-investigated): dual Oregon MK30 test crashes (Dec 2024, LiDAR misread rain), Tolleson AZ double crane-strike (Oct 2025), Waco TX cable clip (Nov 2025), Richardson TX building strike + grass fire (Feb 2026). See linked incidents."}],"range":"7.5 mi","specs":"Amazon Prime Air MK30: Amazon's current-generation autonomous delivery drone (successor to the MK27-2), quieter and with greater range/heat tolerance, with onboard sense-and-avoid; delivers small packages (up to ~5 lb) to customers' yards. Deployments incl. College Station TX, Tolleson AZ (Phoenix area), Waco TX, Richardson TX, plus UK/Italy. Repeated crash-driven US operational pauses (Jan 2025; Phoenix-area Oct 2025). Made by Amazon (Prime Air). Predecessor MK27 had its own 2021 Pendleton OR crash + field fire (motor failure).","max_speed":"74 mph","formFactor":"aerial (autonomous last-mile delivery drone; sense-and-avoid; repeated crash-driven US operational pauses)","payload_kg":2.26},"manufacturerSerial":null,"reviewStatus":"reviewed","sources":[{"url":"https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/transportation/amazon-prime-air-drone-delivery-mk30-design","title":"Amazon Prime Air MK30 delivery drone (quieter, longer range; sense-and-avoid)","sourceName":"Amazon (About Amazon)"},{"url":"https://dronexl.co/2025/05/16/why-amazon-mk30-drones-crashed-sensor-issues-exposed/","title":"Amazon MK30 dual Oregon test crashes (LiDAR misread rain as ground); FAA software fix; US ops paused","sourceName":"DroneXL"},{"url":"https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/amazon-drones-crash-crane-arizona","title":"Amazon MK30 double crane-strike, Tolleson AZ (FAA + NTSB; Phoenix deliveries suspended)","sourceName":"AeroTime"},{"url":"https://www.amazon.com/Prime-Air-Drone-Operations/b?ie=UTF8&node=216862659011","title":"Prime Air Drone Operations","sourceName":"Amazon (official)"}],"aliases":["Amazon Prime Air MK30","Prime Air MK30","MK30","Amazon delivery drone"],"collisionRisk":"low","reviewNote":null,"manufacturerTermForTeleop":null,"keyFacts":[{"label":"Payload","value":"up to ~5 lb"},{"label":"Autonomy level","value":"autonomous last-mile delivery"},{"label":"Form factor","value":"aerial delivery drone"},{"label":"Sensor suite","value":"onboard sense-and-avoid"},{"label":"Maturity","value":"pilot"}],"createdAt":"2026-06-04T21:33:25.634Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-22T17:18:40.920Z","unitsInFieldClaimed":null,"unitsInFieldVerified":null,"unitsManufacturedClaimed":null,"unitsManufacturedVerified":null,"unitsAsOf":null,"unitsSource":null,"salesModel":null,"priceUndisclosedSince":null,"autonomyClass":"autonomous","autonomyStatement":null,"autonomyStatementSource":null,"demoForensics":null,"exportControlClass":null,"minCommitment":null,"warrantyTerms":null,"serviceModel":null,"productionRateClaimed":null,"productionRateEvidenced":null,"teleopRatioDisclosed":null,"interventionRateDisclosed":null,"company":{"id":"b9b40dbf-7909-4d29-9bd9-e23f21bf06f9","name":"Amazon","slug":"amazon","description":"Amazon is the largest deployer of physical-AI robotics in the world by fleet count, with more than 1 million robots deployed across its global fulfillment network as of mid-2025, a count that continues to climb in 2026. 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