An independent, sourced record of where drones deliver today, who flies them, and the rules that let them fly.
20 live metro areas across 15 states and 5 operators. Last checked .
Each row is one operator in one metro area, linked to the announcement or report it is based on. "Live" means customers in part of that area can order today; coverage is usually a few miles around a store or hub, not the whole metro.
| Metro area | Operator | Partners | Status | Since | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AtlantaGA | Wing | Walmart, DoorDash | Live | Dec 2025 | Wing Dec 3, 2025 |
| AustinRound Rock, TX | Zipline | Early access, first 5,000 sign-ups | Live | Oct 9, 2026 | Zipline Oct 9, 2026 |
| Baton RougeCortana Place, LA | Amazon Prime Air | — | Live | Jul 2026 | Amazon Aug 19, 2026 |
| BoiseNampa, ID | Amazon Prime Air | — | Live | Oct 30, 2026 | KBOI (idahonews.com) Oct 30, 2026 |
| CharlotteNC | Wing | Walmart, DoorDash, Papa Johns, Lowe's | Live | May 2025 | Wing Oct 29, 2026 |
| ChicagoMarkham, IL | Amazon Prime Air | — | Live | Oct 2026 | CBS Chicago Oct 14, 2026 |
| ClevelandNorth Randall, OH | Amazon Prime Air | — | Live | Sep 2026 | DroneXL Sep 25, 2026 |
| ClevelandBeachwood, OH | Zipline | Cleveland Clinic (prescriptions) | Live | Jul 2026 | DroneXL Aug 7, 2026 |
| Dallas–Fort WorthRichardson, TX | Amazon Prime Air | — | Live | Dec 2025 | Amazon Aug 19, 2026 |
| Dallas–Fort WorthFrisco, Little Elm, TX | Flytrex | DoorDash | Live | Jun 2025 | Dallas Innovates Apr 23, 2026 |
| Dallas–Fort WorthWylie, TX | Flytrex | Little Caesars | Live | Apr 2026 | Dallas Innovates Apr 23, 2026 |
| Dallas–Fort WorthTX | Wing | Walmart, DoorDash | Live | — | Wing Oct 9, 2026 |
| Dallas–Fort Worth25+ sites incl. Rowlett, TX | Zipline | Walmart, Chipotle, Crumbl, Little Caesars, Popeyes | Live | — | Food On Demand Apr 29, 2026 |
| DetroitHazel Park, Pontiac, MI | Amazon Prime Air | — | Live | Nov 2025 | Amazon Aug 19, 2026 |
| HoustonRichmond, TX | Amazon Prime Air | — | Live | — | Amazon Aug 19, 2026 |
| HoustonTX | Wing | Walmart | Live | Jan 2026 | Wing Oct 9, 2026 |
| HoustonCypress, TX | Zipline | Restaurants; Memorial Hermann planned | Live | Apr 2026 | Community Impact May 22, 2026 |
| Kansas CityKansas City, Kansas, KS | Amazon Prime Air | — | Live | Feb 2026 | Amazon Aug 19, 2026 |
| Northwest ArkansasPea Ridge, AR | Zipline | Walmart | Live | Nov 2021 | TechCrunch Mar 23, 2026 |
| OmahaPapillion, NE | Amazon Prime Air | — | Live | Jul 2026 | Amazon Aug 19, 2026 |
| OrlandoApopka, Clermont, FL | Wing | Walmart | Live | Jul 2026 | Wing Jul 29, 2026 |
| PhoenixTolleson, AZ | Amazon Prime Air | — | Live | Nov 2024 | Amazon Aug 19, 2026 |
| San AntonioEast Side, TX | Amazon Prime Air | — | Live | Nov 2025 | Amazon Aug 19, 2026 |
| Southwest VirginiaChristiansburg area, VA | Wing | DoorDash | Live | 2019 | DoorDash Apr 8, 2026 |
| TampaRuskin, FL | Amazon Prime Air | — | Live | Mar 2026 | Amazon Aug 19, 2026 |
| TulsaCherry Street, east Tulsa, OK | Manna | Roka, Sapori, Paréa Coffee | Live | Aug 12, 2026 | Manna Aug 12, 2026 |
| WacoTexas Central Industrial Park, TX | Amazon Prime Air | — | Live | Nov 2025 | Amazon Aug 19, 2026 |
| AtlantaGA | Amazon Prime Air | — | Announced | — | Amazon Aug 19, 2026 |
| AtlantaGA | Flytrex | — | Announced | — | Flytrex — |
| CharlotteNC | Flytrex | — | Announced | — | Flytrex — |
| CincinnatiOH | Wing | Walmart | Announced | — | Wing Oct 9, 2026 |
| Dallas–Fort WorthTX | Manna | — | Announced | — | Manna — |
| DenverCO | Wing | Walmart; planned for 2027 | Announced | — | Wing Oct 5, 2026 |
| HoustonTX | Flytrex | — | Announced | — | Flytrex — |
| Los AngelesCA | Wing | Walmart | Announced | — | Wing Oct 9, 2026 |
| MemphisTN | Wing | Walmart | Announced | — | Wing Jun 8, 2026 |
| MiamiFL | Wing | Walmart | Announced | — | Wing Oct 9, 2026 |
| New OrleansLA | Wing | Walmart | Announced | — | Wing Jun 8, 2026 |
| Northern CaliforniaCA | DoorDash Air | Chipotle, Popeyes, Momo N Curry; city not named | Announced | — | DroneXL Sep 30, 2026 |
| PhiladelphiaPA | Wing | Walmart | Announced | — | Wing Jun 8, 2026 |
| PhoenixAZ | Wing | Walmart | Announced | — | Wing Jun 8, 2026 |
| PhoenixAZ | Zipline | — | Announced | — | Fortune Aug 21, 2026 |
| PortlandNorth Portland, OR | Amazon Prime Air | — | Announced | — | OPB Oct 15, 2026 |
| Salt Lake CityUT | Wing | Walmart | Announced | — | Wing Jun 8, 2026 |
| San DiegoCA | Wing | Walmart | Announced | — | Wing Jun 8, 2026 |
| San Francisco Bay AreaCA | Wing | Walmart | Announced | — | Wing Jun 8, 2026 |
| SeattleWA | Wing | Walmart; planned for 2027 | Announced | — | Wing Oct 5, 2026 |
| SeattleWA | Zipline | — | Announced | — | TechCrunch Jan 21, 2026 |
| St. LouisMO | Wing | Walmart | Announced | — | Wing Oct 9, 2026 |
| Stockton areaTracy, CA | Amazon Prime Air | — | Announced | — | ABC10 (via Yahoo News) Oct 23, 2026 |
| SyracuseNY | Amazon Prime Air | — | Announced | — | Amazon Aug 19, 2026 |
| TallahasseeMahan Drive, FL | Amazon Prime Air | — | Announced | — | Tallahassee Democrat (via Yahoo News) Oct 20, 2026 |
| TampaFL | Wing | Walmart | Announced | — | Wing Oct 9, 2026 |
| TampaFL | Zipline | BayCare; planned for late 2027 | Announced | — | DroneXL Aug 7, 2026 |
| Dallas–Fort WorthMurphy area and others, TX | DroneUp | Formerly Walmart | Ended | — | WVTF Jun 4, 2026 |
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Every metro area with live or announced drone delivery, each with its own page of operators, partners and sources.
Alphabet subsidiary
The largest retail drone network in the U.S., built mainly around Walmart Supercenters, plus DoorDash, Papa Johns and Lowe's. Its small drones lower parcels on a tether from about 2.5 lb, with a planned increase to 5 lb.
Amazon
Flies the MK30 from Amazon fulfillment centers, each covering roughly 175 square miles. Packages up to 5 lb. Amazon says it aims to reach nearly 500 U.S. cities and towns by the end of 2026.
Independent, South San Francisco
Started with medical deliveries in Rwanda and now serves Walmart, restaurant chains and health systems in Texas, Arkansas and Ohio. Uber Eats deliveries through Zipline are due to start in its existing markets.
Israeli company with a Texas factory
Focused on food delivery in the Dallas–Fort Worth suburbs for DoorDash and Little Caesars; Uber invested in 2025. Its Sky2 drone carries up to 8.8 lb.
DoorDash
DoorDash has run drone orders through Wing and Flytrex since 2022. In July 2026 it got its own FAA Part 135 certificate, and in September it unveiled its own drone for a Northern California pilot. In October the FAA said it had not yet authorized DoorDash to make commercial drone deliveries in any city (Gazetteer SF).
Manna, DEXA, Matternet
Manna, an Irish operator, made Tulsa its U.S. base in 2026. DEXA holds a Part 135 certificate and has flown in Ohio and run a pilot in New Jersey. Matternet flies healthcare deliveries and says it has offered consumer delivery in Silicon Valley since 2024. DroneUp, once Walmart's partner, has left drone delivery.
Delivery drones fly under FAA rules written for crewed aircraft, adapted through waivers and exemptions. These are the milestones that shaped what's allowed today.
Wing receives the first FAA Part 135 certificate for drone delivery. Part 135 remains the only route for carrying other people's goods by drone beyond the pilot's sight. FAA
Amazon Prime Air becomes the first Part 135 drone operator flying aircraft over 55 lb. FAA
Registered drones must broadcast their identity and location, like a license plate in the sky. FAA
EO 14307, "Unleashing American Drone Dominance", orders the FAA to propose a beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) rule within 30 days and finalize it within 240. Federal Register
The FAA proposes Part 108, which would let delivery drones fly beyond sight under a standard rule instead of case-by-case waivers. Pilot groups object to giving equipped drones right-of-way over some crewed aircraft. Federal Register
The FAA briefly reopens comments on electronic conspicuity and right-of-way. Federal Register
The final Part 108 rule goes to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. As of November 1, 2026 it is still under review and has not been published (Reginfo.gov); the FAA has said it hopes to publish by the end of 2026 (Drone Authority).
The FAA issues a final nationwide environmental assessment for drone package delivery, finding no significant impact. Individual sites still get their own review. Federal Register
DoorDash says it is the eighth drone operator to receive a Part 135 certificate. DoorDash
Proclamation 11055 sets Section 232 tariffs of 25% on drones of 25 kg or less and 100% on larger drones and some components, effective September 3, 2026. Federal Register
Fifteen states and Harris County, Texas ask the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to set aside the FAA's nationwide environmental assessment for drone package delivery. Petition
Enter your ZIP code or city in the search at the top of this page, or use your current location, to see which operators deliver near you and which have announced service. Most people can't get it yet: service only reaches homes within a few miles of a participating store or hub in one of the live areas. Coverage is set by the operator, so check the operator's own app or website: Wing, Amazon Prime Air or Zipline. Walmart and DoorDash customers will see a drone option at checkout where it's available.
Small, light orders: typically up to 2.5–5 lb, such as groceries, household items, takeout or prescriptions. Walmart reports an average of 23 minutes from order to doorstep (May 2026).
No agency publishes a national total, and operators report different things. Walmart said it was approaching 2 million drone deliveries in August 2026 (through Wing and Zipline). Wing reports over 1 million, and Zipline more than 3 million worldwide. These overlap, so they can't be added up. For scale, roughly 20 million parcels are delivered in the U.S. every day by conventional means.
The FAA regulates the flights. Delivery operators need a Part 135 air carrier certificate plus waivers to fly beyond the pilot's line of sight. A standard rule for that, Part 108, has been proposed but not finalized. Cities don't control flight paths but do control where launch hubs can be built, and some Colorado towns paused hub approvals in 2026 while they write zoning rules (DroneXL).
They make a noticeable buzz near launch hubs, and noise is the most common complaint. Residents near Amazon sites in Ohio and Texas have raised noise and privacy concerns. Northglenn, Colorado, adopted rules in October 2026 that cap ground noise at drone hubs at 65 dB (City of Northglenn).
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