Boston Skydive Center

Name

Boston Skydive Center

Legal name

Boston's Best Skydiving Inc.

Website

https://bostonskydivecenter.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Adventure Skydiving Services

NAICS

Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation (481211), Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Other (48799)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Air Transportation, Nonscheduled (4522)

akta.pro primary industry

Skydiving Experiences (Tandem, AFF, Scenic Jumps) (THAAAMAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Paragliding, Skydiving & Airborne Adventure Sports (THAJABAJ), Extreme Sports Experiences (Skydiving, Bungee Jumping) (THAAAAAM)

Keywords

• Tandem skydiving
• Skydiving instruction
• Adventure experiences
• Skydiving center
• Extreme sports services

Headquarters

HQ city

Smithfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tandem Skydiving: Primary revenue from tandem skydiving experiences where customers are harnessed to experienced instructors for their first skydive. Prices vary by day of week with weekday discounts and premium weekend pricing.
2. Media Packages: Video and photo packages sold as add-ons to the base skydiving experience, including Insta Movie (50 seconds), Jump Movie (30 seconds), and Full Movie (3 minutes) with 60-120 photos.
3. Gift Certificates: Gift certificates sold for tandem skydiving experiences, available for purchase online.
4. Group Events: Group bookings and special events including marriage proposals, charity fundraisers, and college group jumps.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Boston Skydive Center operates a tandem-only skydiving dropzone at North Central State Airport in Smithfield, Rhode Island, offering first-time and repeat jumpers a tandem skydive from approximately 10,000–15,000 feet with a USPA-certified instructor, including roughly 60 seconds of freefall and 5–6 minutes of parachute flight. The core service is supplemented by video and photo media packages, gift certificates, group bookings, and curated special-event experiences such as marriage proposals and nonprofit fundraisers.

Product overview

Boston Skydive Center operates as a tandem-only skydiving service provider with a portfolio centered on tandem skydiving experiences. The core offering is tandem skydiving with USPA-certified instructors, complemented by add-on media packages (video and photo services), gift certificates, and group/special event packages. The company acquired Skydive South Boston, expanding to a second location. Pricing varies by day of week (weekday $229, Friday $249, weekend $269), with group discounts available for 6+ and 10+ jumpers. Media packages start at $120 and include professional video and photo capture of jumps.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tandem Skydiving Core skydiving experience where customers are harnessed to a USPA-certified instructor for a jump from approximately 10,000-15,000 feet, including roughly 60 seconds of freefall and 5-6 minutes of parachute flight. Available to first-time jumpers age 18+ (with valid photo ID) and subject to weight/height-proportion limits; priced from $229 weekday / $269 weekend online.
• Media Packages (Video & Photo)

Quantifiable outcome

• One student fatality per 500,000 tandem jumps over the past decade
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Skydive South BostoncoreOthersBoston Skydive Center recently acquired Skydive South Boston, expanding operations to multiple locations in the region. Both locations are now operated by the same ownership team, offering customers choice of venues with consistent service quality.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Long Island Skydiving Center: Operated by the same Erler family as Boston Skydive Center; offers tandem skydiving experiences in Long Island, NY. Directly comparable in business model, owner-operator structure, and tandem-only positioning.
• Skydive South Boston: Recently acquired by Boston Skydive Center in 2024 and now operates as a sister dropzone. Same tandem-only service model, target customer base, and management team.
• Jumptown Skydiving: Orange, MA-based skydiving center offering tandem and AFF training in the New England region. Directly competes with Boston Skydive Center for first-time jumpers and aspiring licensed skydivers in the Boston/Worcester catchment area.
• Skydive New England: Lebanon, ME-based dropzone offering tandem skydiving and AFF programs in the broader New England region. Comparable product offering and seasonal operating pattern, though located further north.
• Connecticut Parachutists Inc. Ellington, CT-based USPA-affiliated skydiving center offering tandem and solo skydiving. Comparable service mix, regional reach into Connecticut/MA, and seasonal operating model.
• Parachute Center: Lodi, NJ-based skydiving operation offering tandem and solo skydiving on the East Coast. Comparable mid-sized dropzone business with similar seasonal operating pattern and USPA-member positioning.
• Chicagoland Skydiving Center: Rochelle, IL-based skydiving center offering tandem and AFF programs. Comparable mid-market dropzone business model and USPA-member operations, though serving a different geographic market.

Regional players

• Skydive Pepperell: Pepperell, MA-based skydiving operation located within 50 miles of Boston Skydive Center. Competes for the same North of Boston tandem skydiving demand with similar product offering.

Broad incumbents

• Skydive Spaceland: Multi-location US skydiving operator with dropzones across multiple states. Broader scale operator in the same industry, offering tandem and solo programs; less regional specialization than Boston Skydive Center.
• Skydive Perris: Large, established California-based skydiving center and one of the largest dropzones in the US. Comparable tandem and AFF offerings, but operates at a much larger scale and different geographic market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/bostonskydive
• Facebookfacebook.com/BostonSkydiveCenter
• Instagraminstagram.com/bostonskydivecenter
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/boston-skydive-center

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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