High Altitude | Highest Skydive in the Carolinas

Experience a High Altitude Skydive from 17,500ft for up to 80 seconds of freefall, the highest and longest skydive in the Carolinas.

High Altitude Skydives offer even more excitement than your standard tandem skydive. By increasing the altitude and freefall time, skydivers have more time to take in the views and appreciate the experience.

What is a high altitude skydive?

Skydiving is an incredible experience no matter how high you jump from. But, If you’re looking for a bit more excitement on a tandem jump, then a high altitude jump is probably the way to go.

A standard tandem skydive is from about 12,500ft. From this altitude, skydivers can expect about 40 seconds of freefall. A high altitude skydive is typically between 15,000ft and 18,000ft above ground level, giving skydivers up to 80 seconds of freefall.

At Piedmont Skydiving we offer the highest and longest high altitude skydive in the Carolinas, from about 17,500ft. Our PAC 750 Skydiving Airplane is also equipped with supplemental oxygen to make breathing easier once you get past 15,000ft.

Pricing & Recording Options

Below, find the current pricing information for our high altitude skydives. To view more information on pricing, including group, student, and military discounts, take a look at our pricing page here.

Tandem RateCost
High-Altitude (17,500ft)$399
Standard Altitude (12,500ft)
*Rates depend on the day of the week. For a full pricing list, click here
$209-$249*
Recording OptionsCost
Photos – Includes 150+ high-quality photos of your skydiving experience. Delivered directly to your email inbox and easily sharable to social media!$99
Video – Includes a 4 to 6 minute edited high-definition video of your skydiving experience. Delivered directly to your email inbox and easily sharable to social media!$99
Video and Photos – Includes a 4 to 6 minute edited high-definition video AND 150+ high-quality photos of your skydiving experience. Delivered directly to your email inbox and easily sharable to social media!$218 $119
Video and Premium Pictures + Social Media Package – Includes a 4 to 6 minute edited high-definition video AND 200+ high-quality photos of your skydiving experience AND 45 second Instagram Edit, 60 second unedited freefall video. Delivered directly to your email inbox and easily sharable to social media! $238 $139
Want to see some examples? Check out our photo and video library!

Want to take it to the next level?

If you’re looking to skydiving on your own instead of a tandem skydive, we can do that too! Our Accelerated Freefall Progression Program is designed to put you on the fast-track to being able to skydive solo. The program consists of ground training, tandem jumps, training jumps with our experienced professionals, and supervised solo jumps.

Click here to learn more about the program. Or, if you’re already licensed, click here for more information for experienced jumpers.

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  • Scott Brown Avatar
    Scott B.
    It was the most awesome thing we have ever done!! It was Taylor's 18th birthday surprise!! Josh and Derek were awesome!!! Made us feel at ease! Loved, loved the free fall!! We will definitely do it again!!!
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    7 years ago
  • ARTINSIAL BERRY Avatar
    ARTINSIAL B.
    This place is AMAZING! I drove from RVA to their location, because I really wanted to jump from 18,000 ft. It was my first time skydiving and the whole process was effortless from beginning to end. I went by myself and everyone there was really nice and down to earth (everyone from the customers to instructors to other working personnel). My instructor was Kai; and he was really chill and knew what he was talking about, so I didn't feel nervous during my time to jump. In less than 24 hrs, I received the pics from my jump via email and they were great too. I'm definitely planning to come back again!
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    3 years ago
  • derek mills Avatar
    derek m.
    This was an amazing experience. The staff was incredibly friendly and had lots of humor to ease the nerves of others. This is definitely an experience that I believe everyone should partake in. I will definitely be back soon.
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    5 years ago
  • christina owensby Avatar
    christina o.
    Omg no words can describe this experience. It was amazing, beautiful, and peaceful. Along with the rush of jumping out of a plane and free falling. I did this with my 18 year old son and a friend of mine and we all want to do it again. Josh was amazing!! I don’t know if you can request who you jump with but if possible ask for him.
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    3 years ago
  • Joshua Hartzler Avatar
    Joshua H.
    The wait time was a little long but my instructor Mason was awesome and the entire experience was crazy! Will definitely be coming back one day
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    4 years ago