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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Saturday is day one of the 2023 Balloon Fiesta. The pilots briefing took place at 6 a.m. Saturday morning and officials raised the green flag. Balloons will take off Saturday morning. The Albuquerque Box weather pattern looks to be very promising for Mass Ascension this morning with relatively calm northerly winds at the […] | Local News from KRQE News 13 in Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Perfect weather welcomed Saturday's start of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, where more than 500 hot-air balloons will lift off.

What began as a small gathering in a mall parking lot is now an annual, international hot air balloon fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta 2007

Balloon Fiesta begins in just a few weeks, and we've dug into the KOAT Video Vault to bring you classic coverage of the 1998 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta.

Balloon Fiesta begins in just a few weeks, and we've dug into the KOAT Video Vault to bring you classic coverage of the 1998 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta.

Floating in a hot air balloon with a birds-eye view of the landscape is enthralling anywhere. Hot air balloon festivals are even more dramatic in New Mexico

Check out the morning skies around Los Alamos, Espanola and Santa Fe Saturday morning. You never know what you will spy out there. Courtesy photo BY RICHARD STURGEONPresident/FounderJemez Riders RC As many of you know, I work closely with the Motorcycle Safety Division of the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT).  With May just around…

One reason many balloonists fly in Albuquerque is because of the Albuquerque Box. Here's the science behind the famous wind pattern.