Above & Beyond Ballooning offers hot air balloon rides in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Our main hot air balloon flight location in picturesque Readington, NJ is conveniently located just one hour west of New York City and about an hour from Philadelphia. We are the closest hot air balloon company to NYC and Long Island.

Our hot air balloon rides in Pennsylvania are located approximately 45 minutes west of Philadelphia in the rolling hills of scenic Chester County. We operate our hot air balloons in NJ & PA seven days a week, with balloon flights scheduled twice daily, weather permitting. Our hot air balloon flying season is during the summer months of good weather from June through September.

Special Hot Air Balloon Adventure Flights over New York City and other exclusive locations are available for a premium. We are the only balloon company in the world to offer hot air balloon adventure flights above NYC.

2014 Balloon Festivals We're Attending
(You can make direct reservations to fly with us at some of these events - give us a call or click "book now" below!)

	May 16-18	Experimental Balloon & Airship Meet		Post Mills, VT
	May 24-26	Rio Grande Classic / New Mexico State Hot Air Balloon Championship		Albuquerque, NM
	June 20-22	Saratoga Balloon & Craft Festival Saratoga, NY		Saratoga, NY
	July 25-27	Quick Chek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning		Readington, NJ
	July 28-31	Warren County Farmers' Fair Balloon Festival Harmony, NJ		Harmony, NJ
	Aug 1-3	Spiedie Fest & Balloon Rally Binghamton, NY		Binghamton, NY
	Aug 1-3	Spiedie Fest & Balloon Rally Binghamton, NY		Binghamton, NY
	Aug 28 - Sept 1	Festival de Montgolfières de Gatineau Gatineau, Quebec, Canada		Canada
	Sep 9-17	Turkey Balloon Fiesta		Izmir, Turkey
	Oct 4-12	Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta		Albuquerque, NM

To view a complete list of past balloon festivals we've attended, click here.

Jon Radowski makes a perfect 0'0" score on the Saturday morning target at the 2005 Quick Chek NJ Festival of Ballooning! Photo credit: Sharon Englehart

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Photo Gallery: Hundreds of high-quality hot air balloon Pictures from local New Jersey balloon rides and special events around the USA. We update our gallery very frequently, so check back often for new hot air balloon photos!

Ballooning Basics: Who, What, When, Where, Why, How... Anything you ever wanted to know about hot air ballooning in NJ but couldn't find anyone to ask! Frequently Asked Questions and much more about hot air balloons.

Get Involved: Become a hot air balloon ground crew member and possibly earn a free ride!

History Lesson: Find out how hot air ballooning came to existence with a brief history of the sport.

Geography: Don't know where the action is? Click here to find out when and where hot air balloons fly in New Jersey!

Balloon Links: An assortment of quality links devoted to ballooning in New Jersey and other related subjects.

Join The Club! GEBA is the Great Eastern Balloon Association, and is a great club to be involved in. Visit their site to see why you should join. There are a number of other features on their website, including a hot air balloon festival and event calendar, great photo gallery, hot air balloon ride directory and much more.

Have a nice flight!