Oct. 8—On a quiet, lazy October morning, the sun rose over the Sandias, gradually stealing away the shadows covering Albuquerque. A dozen or so hot air balloons, some 1,600 feet above ground level, ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Soon, hundreds of hot air balloons will fill the Albuquerque sky as part of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, but what goes into making a balloon fly? The answer ...

HOW THEY’RE ASSEMBLED AND HOW THESE AIRCRAFT WORK. PILOTING HOT AIR BALLOON IS A TEAM SPORT USUALLY A CREW WHO LOVES THOSE EARLY MORNING AND SOME GOOD FLYING CONDITIONS. MOTHER NATURE MUST WORK IN ...

The hot air balloons take flight on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, weather permitting. This year, there was a bit of a shift due to the wind but it didn’t stop people from coming out and having a good ...