Air America Ballooning

08/09/2026

It's the last day of Benton County Fair MN and Gloria Gooney flew in for a visit. She's looking for a new home so let me know if she can nest at your place!

08/08/2026

Can you spot the "ballast" I picked up?
It's another great day at Benton County Fair MN !

08/07/2026

We picked up a hitch hiker at the
Benton County Fair MN

08/04/2026

I am at the Benton County Fair all week. Stop and see how easy it is to help us "rise to the occassion".

07/19/2026

Are you in the Indianola, IA area looking or something to do? Check this out!

The National Balloon Classic is right around the corner, and 𝐰𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐤𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜! If you love everything ballooning like us, and want to experience the behind-the-scenes action firsthand, this is your chance to join us for the 2026 National Balloon Classic.

For information on open positions, schedule, and to sign up, click here: https://nationalballoonclassic.com/volunteer-application/

02/22/2026

Came up with the hope of getting some balloon time in but once again Mother Nature had other plans.
We did meet some great new people and hope to see you all again soon.

09/27/2025

We have some great weather coming up for ballooning. Let us know if you would be interested in crewing with us. Comment below and be sure to keep an eye here for upcoming opportunities.

09/21/2025

We will be doing a tether with Two Bees & A Bud, Flower Farm at their event on Saturday September 27. The whole event goes from 5- 7:30. This would be a great opportunity to see if a full flight would be something you would like. A tethered ride consists of going up 50-70 ft and then coming back down all while being "tied" to the ground.

We hope to see you there.

09/01/2025

A great flight tonight. Thank you to all that joined us. Be sure to keep watch here for future flights.

08/31/2025

CREW CALL...
We always WANT to fly but Mother Nature dictates when we are able to. If you have a few hours to spare and want to get up close and personal with our balloon, we would love to have you come crew with us.

Tonight we will meet at 5:30pm at a location in the St Cloud area. TBD

DEFINITION OF CREW: you get to come to our location and stand around until the Pilot says "ok, let's do this". Then we all pitch in to get the balloon out of the trailer and set up to fly. We wave goodbye as they lift off then hop in a vehicle to "chase" the balloon for about 1 hour. When they land we are there to help deflate and pack the balloon back into the trailer. Total time 2.5 - 3 hours.

See you tonight!