Drone deliveries on the rise in Reykjavik

Aha, an Icelandic fast-food delivery service, is using autonomous drones to fly produce to customers across almost half of the capital


2017: Aha’s first drone route across Ellidarvogur inlet shaves 16 minutes off typical 20+ minute delivery time to eastern suburbs*

2018: More routes granted by Icelandic Transport Authority †

Drone: Modified DJI Matrice 600

Load: Up to 3kg

New flight paths


Aha headquarters
First drone route
SKJOL
MIDBORG
Reykjavik Airport
REYKJAVIK
KARSNES
TÚN
SUND
RIMAR
Ellidarvogur
ÁRBÆR
HÓLAR

Closed airspace: Drones cannot enter airport’s 2km boundary

Coverage: Drones can deviate by up to 700m either side of fixed routes

1 km 0.6 miles


DRONE DELIVERY METHOD

Food outlet delivers box to Aha hub

InAir wire drop drone safely lowers package to consumer’s back yard

Cloud-based Flytrex Control Center


ICELAND
Reykjavik
Atlantic Ocean

100 km
60 miles


*Average distance meal is delivered in Reykjavik (low-rise, spread-out city, subdivided by large bay
and several rivers) is about 7km 

†Risk analysis being conducted to add even more routes


Sources: Aha, The Economist, Flytrex, Robotics & Automation 
Pictures: Flytrex
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