Operations
Approvals: CAAC nationwide low-altitude logistics operating certificate (first issued, 2025)
Autonomy: Autonomous; rooftop and kiosk landing stations; built for -20 to 50 C, moderate rain and snow and level-6 winds.
Primary use: Meal and retail delivery to office parks, campuses, scenic areas and libraries.
Operators and customers: Meituan; Keeta Drone (Shenzhen, Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, Hong Kong, Dubai).
Aircraft record
Aircraft record
| Make | Meituan |
| Class | delivery |
| Type | multirotor |
| Country | China |
| Powertrain | battery-electric |
| Range (km) | 5 |
| Autonomy | Autonomous; rooftop and kiosk landing stations; built for -20 to 50 C, moderate rain and snow and level-6 winds |
| Regulatory | CAAC nationwide low-altitude logistics operating certificate (first issued, 2025) |
| Primary use | Meal and retail delivery to office parks, campuses, scenic areas and libraries |
| Operators | Meituan; Keeta Drone (Shenzhen, Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, Hong Kong, Dubai) |
| Status | in service |
| Record updated | 2026-10 |
Official site: meituan.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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ark 40 (Fengyi Technology (SF Express)) | multirotor | in service |
| Sky2 (Flytrex) | multirotor | in service |
| M2 (Matternet) | multirotor | in service |
| Manna delivery drone (Manna) | multirotor | paused |
| DroneUp delivery drone (DroneUp) | multirotor | unconfirmed |
| Wingcopter 198 (Wingcopter) | hybrid VTOL | in production |
| MK30 (Amazon Prime Air) | hybrid VTOL | in service |
| Wing delivery aircraft (standard and large-payload) (Wing (Alphabet)) | hybrid VTOL | in service |
Sources
Sources and scope
- Scope
- Fourth-generation delivery drone (Meituan)
- Sources
- ElectronsX drones dataset; maker specifications, operator releases and FAA, EASA and CAAC approvals
- Updated
- 2026-10