Paracentrum Texel

Paracentrum Texel is a skydiving centre on the island of Texel in the Netherlands. It sits at the airfield in De Cocksdorp. The website says the centre has operated since 1969, which it calls more than 54 years.

The centre offers tandem skydives, where a guest jumps attached to an instructor. There is no minimum or maximum age. Jumps are sold from three heights, 7,000, 9,000 and 13,000 feet. Digital and printed gift vouchers are on sale. The site also has pages for sport jumpers who already hold a licence.

Students can learn to skydive on their own. Courses last two days, one week or two weeks and can be combined with a holiday on Texel. The contact page names the AFF, TJE and FJC courses. The site says full time professional instructors work at the centre.

The centre is part of a group of aviation companies. The group includes Skydive Zeeland, Skydive Ameland and Tessel Air. The site says its dropzones hold all licences needed to run commercial parachute jumps legally in the Netherlands, including the Part SPO approval.

The centre has also opened a new four star hotel for bookings, less than five minutes from the airfield. The hotel has a heated indoor pool, a wellness area and a restaurant. The website has a shop with opening hours, a summer season from April to October and a contact form. The postal address is Postweg 128, De Cocksdorp.