zReports Research Institute · Updated August 2026
22 balloon ride operators operate within 150 miles of Iowa City, Iowa, sorted by distance below. Every one has a free zReports records page built from federal NTSB accident data under the mandatory reporting rule. Reviews can be managed by the business; the federal record cannot. No operator can pay to be listed, ranked, or removed.
1. Balloons Over Burlington · Burlington, IA · ~63 mi
2. Dock Built Homes · Hudson, IA · ~69 mi
3. Galena On The Fly · Galena, IL · ~77 mi
4. Diamondjake Ballooning Dba · Mingo, IA · ~91 mi
5. Rising Horizons Balloon Ride · Apple River, IL · ~91 mi
6. Kevin Mart · Altoona, IA · ~100 mi
7. King Gary D · Altoona, IA · ~100 mi
8. Denise Bowles · Indianola, IA · ~108 mi
9. Freedom Balloon Rides · Indianola, IA · ~108 mi
10. Freedom Flight · Indianola, IA · ~108 mi
11. National Balloon Classic · Indianola, IA · ~108 mi
12. Reinert Michael P · Indianola, IA · ~108 mi
Before you book: open any operator above and run the free A to Z Check. It pulls the operator's federal accident history, if any exists, and audits it against public reputation. 1 click, no login, free.
zReports maintains a records page for every US balloon ride operator on file, cross-matched at load time against the NTSB accident database. This page lists the operators whose home city sits within 150 miles of Iowa City city center, nearest first. Distances are measured between city centers and are a drive-planning guide, not door-to-door mileage. Operators are never contacted, never notified, and cannot pay to change what a record shows.
The nearest operators to Iowa City are Balloons Over Burlington (Burlington, IA, 63 miles), Dock Built Homes (Hudson, IA, 69 miles), Galena On The Fly (Galena, IL, 77 miles). In total, 22 operators sit within 150 miles.
Every operator listed here has a free zReports page built from federal NTSB accident records under the mandatory reporting rule (49 CFR Part 830). Open any operator above and run the free A to Z Check. Reviews can be managed by the business; the federal record cannot.
Distances are measured between city centers, from Iowa City, IA to each operator's listed city. Use them as a drive-planning guide, not door-to-door mileage.