Amazon has announced it will be closing its drone delivery site in Lockeford, California. The program launched in San Joaquin County in 2022. Amazon will continue to offer current employees opportunities at other sites and will continue to serve customers in Lockeford with other delivery methods. The company did not announce when the Lockeford site would shut down or share the reason behind the decision to close.
Amazon has announced the closure of its drone delivery site in Lockeford, California, as part of plans to expand the program to other cities. The site was one of the first to offer Prime Air delivery, which delivers packages to customers’ backyards in under an hour. The company did not provide a specific closure date but said employees will be offered opportunities at other locations. Amazon also plans to expand the program to Arizona this year and roll out its new MK30 drone.
Amazon is expanding its Prime Air drone delivery program to Phoenix, Arizona. The new service will be available in the West Valley of the Phoenix metro area later this year, with deliveries originating from a site in Tolleson. This expansion follows the closure of Amazon’s drone delivery site near Sacramento, California, but the company plans to continue drone delivery in Texas and open new U.S. locations in 2025.
Amazon has announced changes to its Prime Air drone delivery program, which allows customers to receive packages weighing up to five pounds within 30 minutes. The Lockeford, California location is closing, with employees offered opportunities elsewhere. A new location is opening in Tolleson, Arizona, providing same-day deliveries to the West Valley Phoenix metro area. Operations in College Station, Texas will continue, and new locations are planned for 2025.
