Pilots at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta spend significant personal funds to attend, with some costs partially covered by the event.

Program provides opportunity to fly in the world's largest balloon event while building skill and confidence ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A new type of balloon, or, to be more specific, a cluster of gas balloons, will take the field at ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – With more than four decades of flying, local balloon pilot Ray Bair is reflecting on his last ...

Arizona is home to multiple hot air balloon festivals every year, and the colorful sky vessels are a popular tourist attraction in the state. While some come just to watch the colorful balloons take ...

When I swung myself into the wicker gondola of a hot air balloon in early September, I was doing my very best to be brave.

THAT EVEN WORK? IT’S AMAZING. A LIVE LOOK AT BALLOON FIESTA PARK FROM SKY SEVEN. NOW, UNFORTUNATELY, A LOT OF THOSE SPECIAL SHAPES DID NOT TAKE OFF THIS MORNING, BUT THEY ARE PREPARING FOR THE GLOW ...

Hot air balloons might seem like magic, but there is a lot of physics at play behind their ascent. Hot air balloons might seem like magic, but there is a lot of physics at play behind their ascent.