/tags/hot-air-balloons Hot Air Balloons en-US Copyright Mon, 02 Oct 2023 23:17:48 GMT /local-news/2023-10-02/the-university-of-new-mexico-reveals-its-first-hot-air-balloon The University of New Mexico unveiled its very first hot air balloon with a student celebration this morning. About 300 students and staff gathered at Johnson Field with burritos and coffee to watch the newest addition to the hot air ballooning capital of the world. Mon, 02 Oct 2023 23:17:48 GMT /local-news/2023-10-02/the-university-of-new-mexico-reveals-its-first-hot-air-balloon Mia Casas /news/2022-03-22/faa-workaround-allows-hot-air-balloons-back-into-the-heart-of-albuquerque Albuquerque balloonists are celebrating after navigating around a Federal Aviation Administration rule that threatened the city's status as “the hot air balloon capital of the world.” Wed, 23 Mar 2022 00:21:47 GMT /news/2022-03-22/faa-workaround-allows-hot-air-balloons-back-into-the-heart-of-albuquerque Emma Gibson /entertainment/2017-10-03/balloon-fiesta-2017 For the first two weekends and the week between in October, Albuquerque's Rio Grande valley fills with hot air balloons. On this episode of The Children’s… Tue, 03 Oct 2017 20:44:40 GMT /entertainment/2017-10-03/balloon-fiesta-2017 Katie Stone