Easiest New York dropzone by train: Long Island Skydiving Center

Annette Lyn O'Neil
December 5, 2014

Why jump at the Long Island Skydiving Center? If you’re staying in New York City, then it’s a simple matter of convenience. Uniquely in the region, you don’t even need a car to stop by this DZ from the Big Apple, making it the easiest New York dropzone by train.

It’s so easy to get to almost to the door of the dropzone just by catching a train. If you’re hob-nobbing with the upper crust in the Hamptons, it’s even closer, at only eight miles away.

Speciality

Weekend skydiving trips from the Big Apple to activity-packed Long Island

Location

Spadaro Airport in East Moriches, New York

Aircraft

Cessna 182

Experienced-jumper friendly?

Yes, if you have your chops and the paperwork to prove it. Because the coastal landing area is tricky, USPA D-licenses are required to score a solo.

Getting a deal

Check the DZ’s Facebook page for limited-time skydiving specials (especially of the tandem variety) and occasional contests.

For more information about the Long Island Skydiving Center and to discover exactly why it’s the easiest New York dropzone by train, visit www.longislandskydiving.com.

Annette Lyn O'Neil

As the editor of British Skydiving, Annette is a mainstay of the skydive community. She has written for AWE365 on air sports such as paragliding, skydiving, speed flying and BASE jumping, all of which she does. Other publications of note include, Parachutist Magazine and USHPA Pilot, Red Bull Adventure, Blue Skies Mag, Dropzone, Whole Life Times and Dropzone.com.

Annette was the first female to achieve BASE – building, antenna, span and earth – in just four jumps, and one of the first athletes to skydive in all 50 US states in one trip. And overall has logged hundreds of BASE jumps, skydives and flights. Annette is also into rock climbing, skiing and slacklining and her thirst for extreme sports shows no sign of slacking.

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