SkyDance SkyDiving
Yolo County Airport / Davis · near Davis / Winters · SF Bay Area
Skydiving
At a glance
- Best season
- Year-round; valley heat in summer; book ahead
What is here
- Scenery
- valley
- Amenities
- High-altitude tandems (18k+, waivered above 28k) · USPA Group Member & Training Center · Started the first tandem program in the Western US · Aircraft maintained to FAA Part 135
- Best for
- NorCal's premier high-altitude training center
- Features
- Northern California's premier DZ · High-altitude jumps (18k+) · USPA Training Center since 1987 · Strong safety & training culture
Worth knowing
- Hazards
- High-altitude jumps use supplemental oxygen — follow the briefing · Reservations recommended; weight limits apply · Summer valley heat — mornings more pleasant · Weather holds possible
- Beginner friendly
- Yes
Guides, rentals and operators
- Operators
- SkyDance SkyDiving
Skydiving detail
- Offerings
- tandem · learn · licensed
- Aircraft
- turbine
- Altitude
- 18k
- Stature
- 4
- Jump notes
- Northern California's premier dropzone, at the Yolo County Airport near Davis — operating since 1987, a USPA Group Member and designated Training Center that is the only NorCal DZ to tandem above 18,000 ft (and FAA-waivered above 28,000 ft), with a strong training culture and safety focus
- Stats note
- Turbine to high altitude; only NorCal DZ to tandem above 18,000 ft (FAA-waivered above 28,000 ft); aircraft maintained to FAA Part 135
- Experienced hub
- Yes
- Intl tip
- Northern California's premier dropzone, at the Yolo County Airport near Davis — operating since 1987 (it started the first tandem program in the Western US), a USPA Group Member and Training Center that works only with licensed USPA instructors and maintains aircraft to FAA Part 135. It's the only NorCal DZ to tandem above 18,000 ft (FAA-waivered above 28,000 ft), a go-to for high-altitude jumps and serious training. Central Valley summer heat means mornings are best; high-altitude jumps involve an oxygen briefing. Reserve ahead, confirm weight limits, expect occasional weather holds.
The guide
SkyDance SkyDiving, at the Yolo County Airport near Davis, is Northern California's premier dropzone — a well-established cente…
In the Guidebook
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Getting there
- Coordinates
- 38.579, -121.857