Top Skydiving Near Philadelphia
Ready to dive into a skydiving adventure? The Philadelphia area is home to a long list of skydiving facilities, but some of them stand out from the rest. When it comes to safety and training, several Philly area spots are top-notch, and come with extra credibility as members of the United States Parachute Association. Skydiving is for adults only, and it requires an orientation period before a jump, so it's important to select carefully. Take a look at the top skydiving places near Philadelphia.
Endless Mountain Skydivers
Skyhaven Airport
17 Runway Road
Tunkhannock, PA 18657
(800) 229-5557
www.jumpnepa.com
Looking for a mountain view? A short car ride will take you to this Northeast Pennsylvania facility, which first opened in 1986 and offers tandem skydiving lessons, AFF and Instructor Assisted Deployment (IAD) over Tunkannock's Endless Mountains. This family-run business specializes in catering to new jumpers, and offers group and team-building outings. What sets this site apart from its competition is its scenic drop zone, which boasts beautiful mountain scenery and open farmland.
Skydive Cross Keys
300 Dahlia Ave.
Williamstown, NJ 08094
(856)-629-7553
www.skydivecrosskeys.com
With over 25 years in the business, this New Jersey-based skydiving center prides itself on extreme skydiving. With a higher jump height than many places in the area (13,500 feet), advanced training starts with three training tandem skydives and then progresses to seven jumps with one instructor in freefall. The top Freefall Adventures instructors have completed over 25,000 jumps, so inexperienced students are definitely in safe hands. Gift certificates and skydiving packages can also be purchased online.
Skydive Collegeville
767 Collegeville Road
Collegeville, PA 19426
(724) 400-5867
www.skydivecollegeville.com
This suburban Philadelphia skydiving center utilizes Accelerated Free Fall (AFF), which is known as the premiere method of skydiving training. For students who want to get on the fast track to going solo, this USPA-certified method can get them there in just a few lessons. With an initial safety training session that lasts several hours, newbie jumpers can soon jump from 10,000 feet, often on the same day as their training. Photo and video packages are also offered, so jumpers can have a permanent record of their dive.
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Skydive Philadelphia
1100 N. Ridge Road
Perkasie, PA 18944
(215) 258-2255
www.skydivephiladelphia.com
A member of the United States Parachute Association (USPA), Skydive Philadelphia offers one of the most comprehensive skydiving adventure packages in the area. Safety is paramount, and with a staff with over 30 years experience in the field, freshman skydivers can feel confident that they're in good hands when they jump from up to 14,000 feet. And here's a fun fact: 20th Century Fox actually used this facility's skydiving plane for the classic Keanu Reeves movie "Point Break" because they needed the best, most state-of-the-art aircraft for a key scene in the 1991 flick. The plane is still being used, and you could be the next person to jump from it.
Sky's The Limit Skydiving Center
124 Airstrip Road
E. Stroudsburg, PA 18301
(800) 335-5867
www.skysthelimit.net
Dubbed the area's "ultimate skydiving center," this East Stroudsburg facility offers a variety of skydiving types, from "fun jumps" to larger-scale formations. Experienced jumpers will enjoy freeflying, wingsuit flying, canopy piloting, skysurfing and more. In addition to traditional video packages, patrons can opt for a Handy Cam package which includes up to 200 pictures shot from a tandem instructor's outstretched arm during the freefall.
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Victoria Miller is a freelance entertainment writer who also covers recreation and leisure activities in the Philadelphia area. Her work can be found on Examiner.com.
