Balloon Rides

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 10:30am - ALL FLIGHTS ARE FULL FOR THE WEEKEND. Due to cancelled flights earlier this week and an EXCEPTIONALLY LONG LINE onsite at 6:00am this morning all our lists are now full and we can no longer take any more names for paid passengers for this weekend. We apologize for any inconvenience and we hope to see you enjoying all there is to see and do here at the Atlantic Balloon Fiesta!

WE do not PRE-BOOK WEEKEND PAID BALLOON RIDES BEFORE THE FESTIVAL.

To book a balloon ride please visit the INFORMATION BOOTH onsite located inside the Golden Jubilee Hall. The information booth is open starting Friday Morning at 6:00am and will remain open for the duration of the festival. You will be able to book for Friday, Saturday and Sunday flights starting at opening.

We will try our best to accommodate groups up to 4 people who wish to fly together, but we can not guarantee that groups will fly together.

Please be honest when giving us you weight. No weight can exceed 320lbs. We will allow for a 20lb discrepancy. Your weight is used to ensure the safety of yourself, other passengers, and the pilot. Our main priority at the festival is to ensure the safety of everyone, you being honest about your weight helps us to keep everyone safe.

Flight Times

Thursday evening 5:30pm 

Friday morning 6:30am

Friday evening 5:30pm

Saturday morning 6:30am

Saturday evening 5:30pm

Sunday morning 6:30am

Sunday evening 5:30pm 

2023 Price: $300.00 per person. CASH ONLY at the launch field entrance gate.

*** Check in time starts at 6:15am for morning flights and 4:00pm for evening flights ****

***ATM will be on site Friday through Sunday ***

Individual passenger weight limit of 320lbs 

TRANSPORT CANADA PASSENGER GUIDE (Click guides to Open) 

 

Information needed in order to book a flight:

  • Which day you would like to take the flight and whether you would like to go in the morning or evening

  • Name of passenger

  • Weight…please be accurate as it does matter. ( Cannot exceed 320 lbs. ) 

  • When signing up for more than one person – if you would like to fly together (There is no guarantee but we will try our best if you would like to fly with a friend) 

  • As we cannot control the weather, we cannot guarantee your flight. We will refund your money if the flight is cancelled.

 

Important information for flying

  • Arrive to the field NO LATER THAN 6:15am for Morning Flights and 4:00pm for Evening flights

  • Wait patiently outside of the launch field for your name to be called.  There is no specific order. 

  • When you come on to the field, you pay for your flight (CASH ONLY) and sign the waiver.  

  • A committee member will take you to a plaque on the field with your pilots name, and you could potentially wait an hour as the pilots have a briefing while we call you onto the field and when they are through and the field is safe to fly, they will proceed to meet you. 

  • Each balloon has a weight limit and passenger capacity, and we work our best to ensure everyone gets a chance to share the flight experience.  

  • Pilots may refuse to fly passengers depending on a person’s health, weight and height.  

  • All flying passengers MUST be wearing closed toed shoes, preferably sneakers.  

  • There is NO smoking on the launch field.  All balloons are fueled with propane.  

  • If you do not get to fly during the flight you are signed up for, your name does not get carried over. You can put your name on the next flight or any other flight if the flight is not already full.

  • All flights are weather permitted.  The wind on the ground is not the same wind that may be at 3000ft.  

  • Money is refunded if the flight is cancelled.

  • Please be sure restroom visits have been made prior to going on the launch field.  Once on the field there will be no restrooms until your flight is complete and you have been returned to the launch field.