Skydive Arizona Pricing
See current pricing for tandem skydives, video and photo packages, learn-to-skydive programs, experienced skydiver rates, gift certificates, and booking options.
How Much Does it Cost to Skydive in Arizona?
The standard cost of skydiving at Skydive Arizona is $259 for a tandem jump. That includes your instructor, training, tandem equipment, and a flight to 13,000 feet in a twin-engine turbine aircraft. Eligible student, military, and group rates range from $219 to $239. Photo and video packages are optional and priced separately.
Tandem Skydiving Prices
Experience the thrill of freefall at the world’s largest skydiving center. We jump from 13,000 feet!
| Tandem option | Price | Details |
| Tandem skydive | $259 | Jump from 13,000 feet |
| Student or military | $239 | Valid ID required |
| Group of 10 to 19 | $239 each | Payment due two weeks in advance |
| Group of 20 or more | $219 each | Payment due two weeks in advance |
*All prices are subject to change.
Video & Photo Packages
Document your experience with award-winning freefall photographers.
Media option | Price | What you receive |
Photos | $115 | High-resolution images from your skydive |
Video | $115 | An edited video of your experience |
Photo and video | $129 | Both formats in one package |
*Media is optional and is not included in the tandem price. Our outside camera flyers capture the experience from another perspective, including the aircraft exit and freefall.
What Does Skydive Arizona Invest In?
Tandem Instructor Experience
Federal rules allow a tandem instructor to qualify after at least three years in the sport, 500 ram-air freefall jumps, the appropriate license, and approved tandem-system training. Skydive Arizona requires at least 1,000 skydives before an instructor can join our tandem team. Most of our tandem instructors have several thousand jumps.
Tandem Equipment and Rigging
We purchase our tandem rigs new and rotate them out of our fleet on an internal replacement schedule, often while they still have serviceable life. That means our customers jump with a fleet we deliberately renew rather than keeping every system in service for as long as possible. Equipment leaving our fleet may be sold to another operator; Skydive Arizona chooses to absorb the cost of regular replacement.
All of our student and tandem main parachutes are packed by FAA-certificated parachute riggers, even though federal rules allow other qualified packing arrangements. Our equipment is regularly inspected and repaired by an FAA Master Parachute Rigger, and our tandem systems include operational automatic activation devices.
Aircraft Capacity and Operational Resilience
Skydive Arizona operates one of the world’s largest skydiving fleets, including Twin Otters and Skyvans used for high-capacity jump operations. Our twin-engine turbine aircraft can carry up to 23 people and reach 13,000 feet in less than 15 minutes. A larger fleet provides more operational flexibility than relying on a single aircraft, although weather and maintenance can still cause delays.
Full-Time Pilots and On-Site Aircraft Mechanics
Jump-run flying involves repeated climbs and descents, open-door operations, weight and balance considerations, precise jump runs, and coordination with people exiting the aircraft. Skydive Arizona supports its fleet with full-time pilots and full-time aircraft mechanics on site. That staffing is part of the cost of maintaining a high-volume operation.
A Complete Drop Zone
Your day takes place at a purpose-built skydiving center with maintained grass landing areas, spectator space, a swimming pool, the Bent Prop Saloon and Cookery, a gear store, lodging options, and the SkyVenture Arizona wind tunnel on site. These amenities make the day more comfortable and complete for you, your friends, and your family.
Experienced Skydiver Rates
Lift Tickets & Team Rates
Ticket | Regular price | Cash price | Eligibility |
Full-altitude lift ticket | $38 | $37 | Licensed skydivers |
Team rate | $33 | $32 | Qualifying 4-way and 8-way teams |
Team Requirements
- 4-Way & 8-Way FS that make a minimum of 30 jumps per week together, or;
- Teams that make at least 50 team jumps per week together
All prices subject to change
Bulk Jump Tickets
Package | Use period | Regular price | Cash price |
12 tickets | 2 consecutive days | $418 | $407 |
50 tickets | 1 week | $1,650 | $1,600 |
50 tickets | 30 consecutive days | $1,775 | $1,725 |
100 tickets | 45 consecutive days | $3,425 | $3,325 |
Block tickets are individual use and cannot be shared. Special rate tickets are non-refundable.
All prices subject to change
Frequently Asked Pricing Questions
The price pays for the people, equipment, aircraft, and preparation required to complete the jump.
- A pre-jump briefing and instruction on your role during exit, freefall, canopy flight, and landing
- A rated tandem instructor who remains connected to you throughout the jump
- Use of a complete tandem system, passenger harness, main & reserve canopies, and AAD
- A flight to 13,000 feet in one of our twin-engine turbine aircraft
- About 50 to 60 seconds of freefall.
- A guided canopy flight and landing on one of our maintained grass landing areas
Your reservation time indicates the check-in and training processstart, not a fixed aircraft departure time. Plan to spend about half a day with us because weather, aircraft flow, and other operational factors can affect timing.
No. The $259 tandem price covers your training, instructor, equipment, aircraft flight, freefall, and canopy ride. Photos and video are optional. Photos cost $115, video costs $115, and the combined package costs $129.
Yes. Students and military members pay $239 with valid ID. Groups of 10 to 19 pay $239 per person, and groups of 20 or more pay $219 per person. Payment for groups of 10 or more is due two weeks in advance.
Yes. Gift certificates are available and are a strong option for birthdays, holidays, graduations, and experience gifts. You can see our gift certificate shop here.
Skydive Arizona’s $259 standard tandem rate falls inside the normal national range. Our eligible and group rates of $219 to $239 fall closer to the lower and middle portions of that range. Skydive Arizona uses a standard price for a jump from 13,000 feet.
Publicly listed prices at established U.S. skydiving centers commonly place a standard tandem jump between about $199 and $289 before optional media.
When comparing prices, compare the complete product: exit altitude, aircraft, booking conditions, instructor requirements, equipment practices, media, payment fees, group terms, and the facilities available to you and your spectators.
We will notify you as soon as possible if conditions prevent jumping. Your reservation can be rescheduled. If rescheduling is not an option, our current policy provides a refund.
Reservations for one to nine people must be canceled at least 48 hours before the reservation time to avoid a $50 cancellation fee per person. Groups of 10 or more must cancel at least two weeks in advance to avoid the same per-person fee.
We spend more on the people, equipment, aircraft, maintenance, and facilities behind every jump. Our goal is not to be the most inexpensive place to skydive. It is to operate one of the most capable and complete skydiving centers in the world.
That investment includes tandem instructors who exceed the federal minimum experience requirements, tandem rigs purchased new and rotated out on an internal replacement schedule, a fleet of high-capacity twin-engine turbine aircraft few drop zones can match, full-time pilots, full-time aircraft mechanics on site, dedicated rigging expertise, maintained grass landing areas, a swimming pool, restaurant, spectator areas, a gear store, lodging, and an on-site wind tunnel. Those choices cost more, but they support the safety, reliability, comfort, and overall experience we want for you and the people who come to watch you jump. That is what the difference in price pays for.
Yes, if skydiving is an experience you genuinely want and the cost fits your discretionary budget. No recreational purchase is worth neglecting essential expenses.
For someone who wants to experience freefall, however, the value is unusually concentrated. The price covers an aircraft flight, specialized equipment, a rated instructor, pilots, riggers, mechanics, and the operation behind them. The jump itself lasts minutes, but it is the kind of experience people often remember in detail for years.
We highly recommend purchasing a video & photo package to remember your jump!
Visa, MasterCard, Discover, Amex or cash. We have an ATM located on site.
Credit Card Payments
If you wish to make a payment via credit card and cannot come to the manifest office, please complete the authorization form and send a completed form to jump@skydiveaz.com.