When the skydiving season slows down across Central Europe, there are still plenty of places to keep jumping. Selected dropzones in Southern Europe and overseas offer winter operations, good flying conditions and regular jump days throughout the colder months.
Explore popular winter skydiving destinations, seasonal information and detailed dropzone profiles with information about locations, events and operations.
From Andalusia to Florida: discover dropzones where you can keep jumping through the winter months and find the right destination for your next skydiving trip.
Accel'Air is a state-certified skydiving school operating since 2004. Its main base is at Aérodrome de Nîmes-Courbessac in the Gard, with a second location at Aérodrome de Millau-La Cavalerie in the Aveyron, as well as activity around Montpellier. With more than 20 years of experience and over 30,000 jumps, the school offers tandem jumps, PAC accelerated freefall training, DGAC-qualified instructors, and photo and video services. Freefall training is also available at the Twist'air wind tunnel at Montpellier Odysseum.
Open year-round.
Corse Parachutisme Tandem operates in Haute-Corse and offers standard, beach, and VIP tandem jumps. The VIP option includes a roughly ten-minute film from 4,000 m. The centre also provides intensive professional and recreational training. Outside the main season, its winter training moves abroad.
11 Apr–30 Oct 2026, daily 08:30–19:00.
Corse Parachutisme - École du Valinco - is a club and association founded in 1991 and based at Aérodrome de Tavaria near Propriano in southern Corsica. It offers tandem jumps, PAC accelerated progression, and initiation jumps over the Gulf of Valinco, as well as a programme for licensed jumpers. The season is very short and limited to summer weekdays. In 2025, operations ran from 28 July to 15 August and again from 25 to 29 August, excluding weekends. Dates for 2026 have not yet been published. The dropzone is closed throughout winter.
Summer only, weekdays.
Skydive Arizona is located in Eloy, between Phoenix and Tucson, and is the largest and most experienced dropzone in Arizona. It operates what is widely regarded as one of the world's largest civilian skydiving fleets. The dropzone is open year-round, with winter as its peak season. From October to May it operates seven days a week from 7:45 to 17:00. Summer runs on a reduced schedule, with no jumping on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from June through September. Skydive Arizona offers tandems, AFF and ASP progression, coaching, load organising, military freefall training, and both fun and competition jumping. On site are the SkyVenture Arizona wind tunnel, AXIS Flight School, a pro shop, the Bent Prop Saloon, and on-field accommodation. The dropzone also regularly hosts national championships and FAI world-level events.
Open year-round; peak season Oct–May.
Skydive Athens operates from Kopaida Airfield in Attica, within easy reach of Athens. Tandem jumps are available as a “Light” option from 8,000 ft or a “First Class” jump from 14,000 ft, alongside AFF training with ground school and jumps from altitude. A handheld camera option is available, and visitors travelling from Athens can use either a VIP car transfer or the public KTEL bus.
Open year-round, 08:00–sunset.
Skydive Calabria, operated by SUNFLYERS S.S.D., is a grass dropzone on the Ionian coast of southern Italy. It offers tandem jumps and a structured programme of courses. The team works in Italian, English, and German.
Open year-round.
Skydive City in Zephyrhills, Florida, better known as “Z-Hills”, has been a fixture of the sport for more than 30 years and attracts jumpers from over 80 countries. The dropzone is close to Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Orlando. It offers tandem jumps from 13,500 ft, AFF through to a USPA licence, and an active sport and fun-jumping programme, supported by the Sunshine Factory pro shop and a dedicated AFF academy. Florida's mild winters make Z-Hills a classic off-season destination for European jumpers, with winter boogies including the WINTERFEST New Year event.
Open year-round.
Skydive Empuriabrava is located on the Costa Brava near Girona, around 1 hour 45 minutes from Barcelona. With more than 2.8 million jumps made above the Bay of Roses, it is one of Europe's largest and most established dropzones. The centre operates one of the continent's largest permanent aircraft fleets and offers tandem jumps, PAC accelerated freefall training, a full programme for licensed jumpers, an on-site wind tunnel, and a VR freefall simulator. The team works in Catalan, Spanish, English, and French.
Ganzjährig geöffnet.
Founded in 2022 and based in New Cairo, Skydive Pharaohs is the first Egyptian company to operate its own dedicated skydiving aircraft and the only local USPA-certified operator. It offers tandem, solo, and AFF skydiving alongside paramotor, paragliding, and wind-tunnel training. Rather than operating from a single fixed dropzone, Skydive Pharaohs runs scheduled pop-up camps at locations including the Pyramids, the New Administrative Capital, Alexandria, the North Coast (Sahel), El Galala, El Gouna, and Sharm el-Sheikh.
Seasonal pop-up camps.
Skydive Sardegna is a friendly, family-run dropzone in the Parteolla countryside near Serdiana, around 30 minutes from Cagliari. Sardinia's mild winters allow year-round jumping, with climbs to 4,000 m and no air-traffic constraints overhead. The centre offers tandem jumps and a USPA-standard AFF school, with a snack bar, relax area, and English-speaking staff on site. During high summer, operations move to the coast at Muravera/Castiadas, typically from 5 August to 3 September.
Open year-round.
Skydive Spain is located near Seville in sunny Andalucía and is one of Europe's busiest year-round dropzones, with Seville, Jerez, Faro, and Málaga airports all within easy reach. Part of the Swallow Group alongside Skydive Algarve and Skydive Hibaldstow, the dropzone flies turbine aircraft to 15,000 ft / 4,600 m almost every day of the year. It offers tandem jumps, a residential AFF school, licensed and fun jumping, coaching, canopy piloting, and team training to both British Skydiving and USPA standards. The team works in English and Spanish.
Open year-round.
SkyTime is located at El Grao de Castellón, less than an hour from Valencia and just metres from Gurugú beach. The centre describes itself as the closest dropzone to the sea in Europe. Jumps are made from a ten-seat Pilatus Porter PC-6 B2-H4 to 4,000 m. The centre is open 365 days a year from 10:00 to 20:00, with regular jumping on Saturdays and Sundays throughout the year and weekday activity available on request. SkyTime offers tandem jumps, AFF, the A-licence course, and jumping for fun jumpers. The centre is registered with the Spanish aeronautical federation RFAE, and licensed visitors need their own skydiving insurance including third-party cover.
Sat–Sun year-round; weekdays on request.
Opening times, jump operations and seasonal schedules can change. Check the latest information directly with the dropzone before travelling.