Walmart Launches Wing Drone Delivery In Conyers, Georgia This Holiday Season

Conyers, Georgia is joining the growing network of cities offering Walmart drone delivery, with construction already underway at the Walmart store on Dogwood Drive and service expected to begin as early as this holiday season. The Atlanta suburb becomes one of the first Georgia cities to implement the technology as part of Walmart and Wing’s multistate expansion announced in June 2025.

UPDATE: Wing has clarified that while permits for Georgia operations have been approved, the company has not announced a launch date for drone delivery services in the state. The information in earlier reports reflected permit approvals rather than active operations.

The drone delivery service will one-way range of 6 miles, and varied service areas, operating from the Conyers Walmart at 1436 Dogwood Drive SE, potentially reaching thousands of households with deliveries promised in 30 minutes or less. City Manager Kameron Kelley, who has spearheaded the initiative, emphasized the convenience factor for residents needing last-minute items.

“It’s new technology,” Kelley told WRDW. “It’s not widely used.” With a background in technology, Kelley expressed personal passion for bringing the service to Conyers, noting that seniors will likely be among the primary beneficiaries.

How Wing Drone Delivery Works In Conyers

Wing’s autonomous drones operate from a compact ground station in the Walmart parking lot, typically occupying about the same space as a tennis court. Each drone weighs approximately 11 pounds (5 kilograms) and can carry packages up to 2.5 pounds (1.13 kilograms), covering the 6-mile radius at speeds up to 65 mph (104 km/h).

The drone delivery system uses automated flight planning, with remote pilots overseeing multiple flights from a central location. When an order is placed, a Walmart employee loads the package into Wing’s Autoloader system, which attaches it to the drone’s tether. The aircraft then ascends to a cruising altitude of about 150 feet (45.7 meters) before navigating to the customer’s specified delivery location.

Upon arrival, the drone hovers approximately 23 feet (7 meters) above the ground and lowers the package on a tether to the customer’s front yard, patio, or other designated spot. The entire process typically takes under 20 minutes from order placement to delivery.

“You don’t ever have to leave your kitchen,” Kelley explained. “You can keep cooking.”

What Customers Can Order Via Drone

The service will offer thousands of Walmart products suitable for quick delivery, with a focus on items that customers frequently forget during regular shopping trips or need urgently. Popular drone delivery items in other markets include fresh produce like eggs and bananas, ice cream, snacks, beverages, over-the-counter medications, baby formula, and household essentials.

According to Walmart’s June announcement, customers in Dallas-Fort Worth frequently use the service for forgotten dinner ingredients or urgent care items like cold and flu medicine. The 2.5-pound weight limit restricts orders to smaller items, making the service ideal for convenience purchases rather than full grocery runs.

Customers will access the service through either the Walmart app or Wing’s dedicated app, where they can browse eligible items, select a precise delivery location on their property, and track their drone’s progress in real-time.

Addressing Privacy Concerns

While Kelley believes the technology will prove beneficial, he acknowledged public concern about privacy.

“They see a drone over their house, and they think, ‘Hey, somebody might be spying on me,’” he said in remarks reported by Atlanta News First.

Wing has designed its system to minimize privacy concerns. The drones fly at 150 feet altitude during transit and only descend briefly for package delivery before immediately returning to altitude. They’re not equipped to linger or capture detailed imagery of properties.

Wing’s policy and community affairs manager Catherine Lovett previously explained that the drones are “literally wrapped in styrofoam and recycled plastic parts. The goal is to make the drone sustainable.”

Fort Worth District 4 Councilman Charlie Lauersdorf, whose district includes Wing drone operations, noted:

“There are no real privacy concerns, which helps by having Wing come out, pull back the curtain and show there’s nothing to be afraid of.”

Georgia’s Entry Into Walmart’s Drone Network

Conyers joins Woodstock in Cherokee County as the first Atlanta-area cities to secure permits for Walmart Wing drone delivery. According to the city, “appropriate permits have been issued and site construction, flight testing, staffing and training for the site are underway.” The city stated it “intends to be first in flight” among Atlanta suburbs.

The Georgia expansion fulfills part of Walmart and Wing’s ambitious June 2025 announcement to bring drone delivery to 100 stores across five states: Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and Texas. That expansion targets major metropolitan areas including Atlanta, Charlotte, Houston, Orlando, and Tampa, potentially serving millions of new customers.

“This is real drone delivery at scale,” said Adam Woodworth, CEO of Wing, in Walmart’s announcement. “People all around the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex have made drone delivery part of their normal shopping habits over the past year. Now we’re excited to share this ultra-fast delivery experience with millions more people across many more U.S. cities.”

Proven Track Record In Dallas-Fort Worth

Wing and Walmart’s partnership began in August 2023 in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where they now operate from 18 Walmart Supercenters serving approximately 1.8 million households. The partners have completed more than 75,000 deliveries in that market, with an average fulfillment time under 19 minutes.

The Dallas-Fort Worth success has provided the operational blueprint for expansion to new markets like Conyers. Wing has refined its compact ground operations, automated loading systems, and safety protocols through thousands of flights in various weather conditions including rain and moderate wind.

DroneXL’s Take

The Conyers launch represents an important milestone in drone delivery’s evolution from Texas testbed to national infrastructure. We’ve been tracking this story closely since Walmart and Wing announced their ambitious five-state expansion in June, and it’s encouraging to see those promises materializing in communities like Conyers and Woodstock.

What makes this particularly significant is how drone delivery is finally moving beyond the Dallas-Fort Worth proving ground we’ve covered extensively—from the initial Fort Worth launch to viral moments like Cardi B’s album delivery event that set a record with 176 deliveries in 60 minutes. The technology has graduated from experiment to infrastructure.

However, the road ahead isn’t without obstacles. TSA security rules proposed in October threaten to strangle the industry with absurd requirements like fingerprint background checks for every Walmart employee who might touch a drone-delivered package—even shelf-stockers who have nothing to do with flying aircraft. This regulatory overreach could kill drone delivery just as it’s gaining momentum.

The privacy concerns voiced by City Manager Kelley are understandable, though they reflect a persistent challenge the industry must address through transparency and community engagement. Wing has learned lessons from noise complaints in Australia and has invested heavily in quieter propeller designs and flight path optimization to avoid creating “drone highways” over the same houses.

It’s worth noting that Walmart’s drone strategy has evolved significantly. The retailer ended its DroneUp partnership in January 2025, consolidating operations with Wing and Zipline as its primary providers. This strategic pivot suggests Walmart has identified which operational models and technological approaches work best at scale.

For Conyers residents, this service offers genuine convenience for last-minute needs without the environmental impact of car trips. For the drone industry, it’s another data point proving that commercial drone delivery works when properly implemented. And for those of us who believe in beneficial drone applications, it’s a reminder that technology serves us best when it solves real problems—like getting cold medicine to a sick parent or forgotten ingredients to a home cook—rather than existing for its own sake.

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