Operations
Approvals: FAA Part 135 air carrier (2020); FAA approval for BVLOS flight with onboard detect-and-avoid
Autonomy: Autonomous with onboard detect-and-avoid and no live camera monitoring; six lift propellers and staggered tandem wings; releases the parcel from about 4 m after cameras confirm the drop zone is clear.
Primary use: Prime orders up to 2.3 kg from fulfillment-center sites.
Operators and customers: Amazon (11 US sites in Aug 2026; Darlington, UK).
Aircraft record
Aircraft record
| Make | Amazon Prime Air |
| Class | delivery |
| Type | hybrid VTOL |
| Country | United States |
| Powertrain | battery-electric |
| Payload (kg) | 2.3 |
| Autonomy | Autonomous with onboard detect-and-avoid and no live camera monitoring; six lift propellers and staggered tandem wings; releases the parcel from about 4 m after cameras confirm the drop zone is clear |
| Regulatory | FAA Part 135 air carrier (2020); FAA approval for BVLOS flight with onboard detect-and-avoid |
| Primary use | Prime orders up to 2.3 kg from fulfillment-center sites |
| Operators | Amazon (11 US sites in Aug 2026; Darlington, UK) |
| Status | in service |
| Record updated | 2026-10 |
Official site: aboutamazon.com
In context
Where it fits
Listed in Delivery Drones. Drones are compared on payload against range and endurance, how far the operation runs without people on site (docks, remote operations centers, detect-and-avoid), which approvals let it fly beyond visual line of sight, and who actually flies it.
| Model | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Wingcopter 198 (Wingcopter) | hybrid VTOL | in production |
| Wing delivery aircraft (standard and large-payload) (Wing (Alphabet)) | hybrid VTOL | in service |
| Platform 2 (P2 Zip) (Zipline) | hybrid VTOL | in service |
| Ark 40 (Fengyi Technology (SF Express)) | multirotor | in service |
| Sky2 (Flytrex) | multirotor | in service |
| M2 (Matternet) | multirotor | in service |
| Fourth-generation delivery drone (Meituan) | multirotor | in service |
| Platform 1 (P1 Zip) (Zipline) | fixed-wing | in service |
Sources
Sources and scope
- Scope
- MK30 (Amazon Prime Air)
- Sources
- ElectronsX drones dataset; maker specifications, operator releases and FAA, EASA and CAAC approvals
- Updated
- 2026-10