Indoor Skydiving
Judged flight sport in a vertical wind tunnel — freestyle solo, dynamic pairs and formation four-ways.
👥4 per team🌤indoor
What is Indoor Skydiving?
Indoor skydiving (or bodyflight) is a judged aerial sport contested inside a vertical wind tunnel that lifts the flyer against a 190+ km/h updraft. Disciplines include freestyle (solo choreographed routine), dynamic (2-way through prescribed shapes) and formation flying (4-way and 8-way). The FAI holds the biennial Indoor Skydiving World Championships.
Quick facts
Category
Adventure & Extreme Sports
Type
Individual
Players
4 per team
Where played
indoor
Country of origin
🇨🇦 Canada
Estimated origin
1979 first commercial wind tunnel (Aerodium); competitive sport 2000s onward
Olympic
No
Popularity
major
Sources & provenance
Last verified 2026-08-24.verified