Hot air balloon pilot Eliav Cohen looks up into the balloon as he flies over Enumclaw early Friday, May 13, 2016. GENNA MARTIN/SEATTLEPI.COM Mount Rainier is visible as hot air balloons fly near ...

The balloon has an envelope width of 66 feet, is over 135 feet tall, and weighs 730 pounds; the balloon's large size makes it tough to fly but, surprisingly, even more challenging to inflate for a ...

A fairly common balloon envelope size for a 4-6 passenger balloon holds about 105,000-120,000 cubic feet of hot air, which gives it the ability to lift between 1650-2400 lbs. That's plenty for ...

It’s new to fiesta and according to the pilot it’s the biggest hot air balloon in the world.The Superbike balloon weights almost 1,300 pounds and is almost the size of two basketball courts ...

The balloon fiesta, held Oct. 5-13, is the "world's largest gathering to celebrate hot air balloons" and balloonists, according to the festival website. This year's edition featured 106 special ...

During the Arizona Balloon Classic, observers can see up to 25 hot air balloons of different sizes and shapes, such as a koala. The festival, put on by Arizona Events Group, is in its 11th year ...

Millions of visitors flock to about 200 balloon festivals across the U.S. each year. Volunteering on balloon crews lets some of those fans pursue the inflatable dream.

I wasn’t alone in my craving for a hot air balloon ride over Cappadocia. In 2024, a record-setting 933,000 people visited the region for just that reason. The activity is a relatively recent ...

KRQE News 13 spoke to Paul Petrehn who has been a balloon pilot since 1995 and was the director of the Balloon Fiesta from 2015 to 2017. Petrehn said purchasing a new hot air balloon can cost ...