By Elena Vasquez

Wing and Walmart have launched drone delivery to tens of thousands of homes across the Memphis region, using three Walmart Supercenters and giving Wing its first Tennessee market.

The service lets residents order thousands of everyday Walmart products, including groceries, household goods and baby products, and receive them in their yards in as little as 30 minutes, according to Wing.

The Memphis launch follows the companies’ service start in Charlotte in October. Wing also recently announced an investment of up to $125 million in U.S. drone manufacturing to support delivery expansion.

Which stores cover the Memphis service area?

Service reaches homes surrounding three Walmart Supercenters:

• Store #950 in Bartlett, Tenn.
• Store #2322 on North Germantown Parkway in Cordova, Tenn.
• Store #70 in West Memphis, Ark.

The three locations place coverage across two Tennessee cities and one Arkansas city within the Memphis metropolitan area. The companies describe the available service area as tens of thousands of homes, with customer eligibility determined by address.

Heather Rivera, chief business officer of Wing, said: “We’re proud to have the opportunity to show up as a helpful, good neighbor for residents throughout the Memphis metro. Starting today, local families have a faster, more convenient option for last-mile groceries and daily necessities, while helping ease neighborhood traffic.”

Rivera put convenience and traffic relief at the center of the pitch, while the launch gives Walmart three stores in the service footprint and Wing its first operating base in Tennessee. The service links those three stores with an address-based drone network serving tens of thousands of homes.

How fast do the drones fly, and what can they carry?

According to Wing, its drones cruise at 150 to 200 feet and travel at speeds of up to 60 mph. At a home, each aircraft hovers about 23 feet and lowers its package on a tether. Wing reports average flight times of five minutes or less.

Each aircraft currently carries no more than 2.75 pounds per trip. Wing plans to increase that capacity to five pounds soon, which would nearly double the current ceiling, but the company has not given a timeline.

Wing distinguishes the best-case 30-minute yard delivery from its average flight time of five minutes or less. The two measures cover different stages of the customer transaction, with the 30-minute figure reflecting the order-to-yard window.

How do customers order?

• Eligibility: Customers can check an address in the Walmart app or at wing.com/walmart.
• Waitlist: Addresses outside the current service area can join a waitlist.
• Ordering: Customers can place orders through the Walmart app, on Walmart.com or directly through the Wing app.

The rollout starts with a defined footprint: tens of thousands of homes qualify around three stores, and app checks determine whether an address can order. More information is available through Wing.

How large is the expansion?

Wing says it has completed more than 1 million deliveries this year. Together with Walmart, the company now offers drone delivery to more than three million customers across a six-metro footprint:

• Dallas-Fort Worth
• Atlanta
• Houston
• Charlotte
• Orlando
• Memphis

Both companies plan to reach nearly 20 major U.S. metros by 2027. Named additions include:

• Los Angeles
• Seattle
• Denver
• Miami

Wing says the network is on track to serve 40 million residents by 2027.

That timetable would more than triple the current six-metro footprint. Wing’s up-to-$125 million U.S. manufacturing investment is the stated supply-side commitment behind the rollout, while Memphis adds a sixth market to the active network.

In Memphis, the model joins three participating Walmart stores with Wing’s aircraft and customer apps. Wing reports the wider network’s present scale as more than three million customers but frames its 2027 goal as 40 million residents, making the two measures directional rather than directly comparable.

The next test is execution against the partners’ 2027 targets of nearly 20 metros and 40 million residents.