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Florida Skydiving Operation Rankings & Safety Report

zReports Research Institute · Updated October 2026

Bythe zReports Aviation Safety Research Team · zReports Research Institute Data sourcezReports Consumer Intelligence Database™ v2026.10 Facilities analyzed40 Government sourcesthe FAA and the NTSB under 49 CFR Part 830 mandatory accident reporting Last updatedOctober 2026 MethodologyConsumer Z Score™ · Database v2026.10

Florida has 40 active licensed skydiving operations on the state's public file. zReports analyzed NTSB federal aviation accident records (49 CFR Part 830 mandatory reporting) to produce a records layer grade for every one, the government's own verdicts, mapped through one fixed rule. No facility can pay to change a score, and the grade is free.

Key findings

40active licensed skydiving operations across 24 Florida cities appear on the state's public file.
100%hold an A or B records layer grade.
85is the statewide average records layer score across all graded skydiving operations.
Lake Waleshas the most licensed skydiving operations in the state (4).

Key statistics

StatisticValue
Active licensed skydiving operations40
Cities covered24
Statewide average records layer score85
Grade A facilities40 (100%)
Facilities with a clean record (no deficiencies on file)40 (100%)
Serious (high severity) findings on the record0
Moderate findings on the record0

By city

Lake Wales (4)Destin (4)Jacksonville (3)Miami (3)Tampa (2)Homestead (2)Sebastian (2)Titusville (2)Fernandina Beach (2)Zephyrhills (2)Center Hill (1)North Miami (1)Coleman (1)Davie (1)Orlando (1)Plant City (1)Palatka (1)Deland (1)Summerland Key (1)Pierson (1)Bonifay (1)Clewiston (1)La Belle (1)Mulberry (1)

Statewide top 25

#1 Book Now - Ifly First-Time Flyer Experience - Tampa Tampa · A-

#2 Chalet Suzanne Aviation Lake Wales · A-

#3 Daren Alva Ramphal Center Hill · A-

#4 Destin Parasailing Destin · A-

#5 Experience Catcher North Miami · A-

#6 Florida Skydive Coleman · A-

#7 Florida Skydiving Center Lake Wales · A-

#8 Ifly Indoor Skydiving - Fort Lauderdale Davie · A-

#9 Ifly Indoor Skydiving - Jacksonville Jacksonville · A-

#10 Ifly Indoor Skydiving - Orlando Orlando · A-

#11 Ifly Indoor Skydiving - Tampa Tampa · A-

#12 Ifly Miami Indoor Skydiving Miami · A-

#13 Iskydive America - Vip Jumps Pre-Scheduled Only Miami · A-

#14 Iskydive Miami Homestead · A-

#15 Isr Aviation Plant City · A-

#16 Jacksonville Extreme Sports Jacksonville · A-

#17 Jump Florida Skydiving Lake Wales · A-

#18 Just Chute Me! Parasail Destin Destin · A-

#19 Lindsay A Weaver Palatka · A-

#20 N44588 Sebastian · A-

#21 Orlando Skydiving Center Titusville · A-

#22 Sky High Parasailing Destin · A-

#23 Skydive Amelia Island Fernandina Beach · A-

#24 Skydive City Zephyrhills Zhills Zephyrhills Parachute Center Zephyrhills · A-

#25 Skydive Deland Deland · A-

Don't see a name? Search it. Every skydiving operation has an answer.

Methodology

The free grade on this page contains zero zReports judgment: it maps the state's own published licensing and enforcement verdicts through one fixed rule, applied identically to every skydiving operation in America. Where the record and public reputation diverge, a highly reviewed facility with serious findings on file, the paid Consumer Intelligence Report™ surfaces it through the composite Consumer Z Score™ and our published ten point methodology. Facilities are never contacted and cannot pay to change a score. Read the full methodology →

About skydiving operation licensing in Florida

Adventure aviation operators in Florida fall under federal oversight: the FAA and the NTSB under 49 CFR Part 830 mandatory accident reporting requires operators to report qualifying accidents, and those filings are mandatory, public, and permanent, the one surface no operator can reputation manage. This page is computed from that federal record.

Frequently asked questions

How many skydiving operations are there in Florida?

Florida has 40 active licensed skydiving operations on the state's public file, across 24 cities. Every one has a free records layer grade on zReports.

Which Florida city has the most skydiving operations?

Lake Wales, with 4 licensed skydiving operations, followed by Destin (4) and Jacksonville (3).

How are Florida skydiving operation grades calculated?

The free records layer grade contains zero zReports judgment. It maps the government's own published verdicts, NTSB federal aviation accident records (49 CFR Part 830 mandatory reporting), through one fixed rule, applied identically to every skydiving operation in the country. The paid Consumer Intelligence Report™ adds the composite Consumer Z Score™, which audits the record against public reputation through our published ten point methodology.

Why can a facility with 5-star reviews have a low grade?

Reviews and records are different surfaces. Reviews reflect what visitors chose to write, and can be managed by the business. Inspection and enforcement records are filed by the state, are mandatory, and cannot be edited by the facility. When the two diverge, the record is the surface worth checking. That divergence is exactly what zReports was built to surface.

How often are these rankings updated?

Rankings refresh whenever Florida republishes its licensing data; facility pages carry the records-verified date for each provider. This page was generated from the current file as of October 2026.

Can a facility pay to change its score?

No. Facilities are never contacted, never notified, and cannot pay to be listed, delisted, or re-scored. zReports has no business relationship with any facility it grades, independence is the product.

Data Provenance

This report was generated from the zReports Consumer Records Database™, a continuously updated database that normalizes official government licensing, inspection, enforcement, ownership, and safety records across multiple federal and state agencies. Every statistic in this report is traceable to its originating public record. Facilities cannot pay to alter scores, rankings, or findings.

Data source: zReports Consumer Intelligence Database™ v2026.10 · Built from: FAA operator records · NTSB CAROL accident database (49 CFR Part 830 mandatory filings) · Public consumer review signals (audited, never trusted, in the composite Consumer Z Score™) · Proprietary Consumer Z Score™ methodology · Updated: October 2026

Cite this report

APA, zReports Research Institute. (2026). Florida Skydiving Operation Rankings & Safety Report (v2026.10). zReports.org. https://zreports.org/rankings/skydive/fl

MLA, zReports Research Institute. “Florida Skydiving Operation Rankings & Safety Report.” zReports.org, v2026.10, October 2026, zreports.org/rankings/skydive/fl.

Plain, Florida Skydiving Operation Rankings & Safety Report, zReports Research Institute, v2026.10, updated October 2026, zreports.org/rankings/skydive/fl

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