zReports Research Institute · Updated August 2026
17 balloon ride operators operate within 150 miles of Peoria, Illinois, 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. Edward J Dowling · Springfield, IL · ~62 mi
2. Balloons Over Burlington · Burlington, IA · ~80 mi
3. Ronald W Pierce · Somonauk, IL · ~81 mi
4. David M Sgricca · Rockford, IL · ~113 mi
5. Midwest Ballooning Adventures · Huntley, IL · ~119 mi
6. Rising Horizons Balloon Ride · Apple River, IL · ~126 mi
7. Galena On The Fly · Galena, IL · ~127 mi
8. St Louis Ballooning Adventures · Foley, MO · ~130 mi
9. Region Ballooning · Hebron, IN · ~131 mi
10. Richard D Newman · Monroe, WI · ~132 mi
11. Ronald J Rytie · Grayslake, IL · ~140 mi
12. The Balloon Adventure · Williams Bay, WI · ~141 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 Peoria 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 Peoria are Edward J Dowling (Springfield, IL, 62 miles), Balloons Over Burlington (Burlington, IA, 80 miles), Ronald W Pierce (Somonauk, IL, 81 miles). In total, 17 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 Peoria, IL to each operator's listed city. Use them as a drive-planning guide, not door-to-door mileage.