Amazon Prime Air Drone Delivery Coming to Pontiac in 2025

For years, we’ve been hearing how Amazon would soon start delivering packages by drone. Then… crickets. It felt like the whole idea just quietly vanished into thin air.

The truth is, the testing never stopped; it just wasn’t happening here in Michigan. Instead, Amazon has been running trials in places like Texas, Arizona, California, and even overseas in the UK and Italy, slowly fine-tuning this awesome technology before rolling it out more widely.

According to CBS News, Amazon has announced that Pontiac will be one of the next cities to launch its Prime Air drone delivery service, and it’s set to take off soon (see what I did there?).

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When Will Amazon Prime Air Drone Delivery Start in Michigan?

Amazon says the service is expected to launch later in 2025, with drone deliveries rolling out just in time for the busy holiday season.

How Amazon's Drone Delivery Works

Deliveries will be made by drone to customers within a 7.5-mile radius of the Pontiac hub.
The drones will only carry packages of 5 pounds or less.
If you're eligible, you'll see a “drone delivery” or “60-minute delivery” option at checkout.

Amazon says the drones are meant to speed up delivery times, not replace human jobs.

So yeah, it took a while. But the drone dream isn’t dead, it’s just getting started, right here in Michigan.

It’s unclear how long those of us living outside the Pontiac hub will have to wait before drone deliveries expand to the rest of the state.

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