Flytrex says automated UTM coordination with Wing has deconflicted 100% of operations in Dallas–Fort Worth shared airspace, with zero conflicts.
Flytrex has announced that multi-operator drone delivery in Dallas–Fort Worth has scaled to thousands of automatically deconflicted flights per month, less than a year after the company and Wing became the first U.S. commercial drone operators to share airspace under an automated Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) service. According to Flytrex, the system has produced zero airspace conflicts across active operational zones in the metroplex.
The companies first launched the coordination in May 2025, as previously reported on Dronelife. Wing has since expanded its Walmart delivery service to seven new U.S. markets, and the FAA has continued modernizing airspace management to accommodate growing UAS traffic.
How the UTM coordination works
Flytrex says operations run under the FAA’s UTM Operational Evaluation, also known as the US UTM Implementation, which the company reports included 17 UTM service providers and operators as of January 2026. Participating operators exchange real-time flight intent data and automatically adjust flight paths to prevent conflicts, without manual coordination between companies.
The Strategic Coordination service is built on the ASTM F3548-21 USS Interoperability standard. Flytrex describes it as a first-of-its-kind proof of concept for an autonomous equivalent of air traffic control in low-altitude shared airspace.
Multi-operator drone delivery results in Dallas–Fort Worth
Between January and February 2026, Flytrex and Wing conducted approximately 8,000 drone delivery operations in overlapping airspace across two locations in the metroplex: Little Elm and Wylie, Texas. According to the company, the operators flew simultaneously on 30 out of 31 active days, with more than 10 hours of overlapping daily operations. The UTM system deconflicted 100% of operational intents, and daily combined operations increased 215% from January to February.
The Little Elm zone covers Flytrex’s delivery area in the northern Dallas–Fort Worth suburbs, where a nearby Wing location flies routes that regularly traverse the shared airspace. In Wylie, Flytrex’s eastern DFW delivery area, Flytrex says a Wing facility operates just 1.36 miles from the center of operations, making it one of the tightest multi-operator shared-airspace environments currently supporting commercial drone delivery in the United States.
Industry implications
Shai Karassikov, Product Manager at Flytrex and Co-Chair of the U.S. UTM Tech Committee, said the Dallas results are “a proof of concept for the entire industry.” He added that “scaling from a handful of overlapping flights to thousands per month in just under a year shows how multi-operator drone delivery can scale not just in Dallas but in cities across the U.S.”
Flytrex says the technical foundation built over the past year, including route allocation, 4D trajectory coordination, and real-time deconfliction, is enabling more efficient flights in dense shared-airspace environments. The company says the framework also carries broader implications for aviation, offering a proof of concept for autonomous air traffic control as human-based ATC faces increased pressure.
Flytrex reports more than 200,000 deliveries completed across the United States. More information is available at Flytrex.
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Ian McNabb is a journalist focusing on drone technology and lifestyle content at Dronelife. He is based between Boston and NH and, when not writing, enjoys hiking and Boston area sports.
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