zReports Research Institute · Updated August 2026
11 balloon ride operators operate within 150 miles of Redding, California, 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. His Sky Ministries · Grants Pass, OR · ~139 mi
2. Michael Carnevale · Calistoga, CA · ~139 mi
3. Sonoma Thunder · St. Helena, CA · ~143 mi
4. Napa Valley Balloons · Winters, CA · ~144 mi
5. Boland Gary · Davis, CA · ~144 mi
6. George F Denny · Truckee, CA · ~146 mi
7. Sacramento Balloon Twister Eric The Balloon Dude $100 Per Hour Phone Appointments Only ! · Sacramento, CA · ~147 mi
8. Santa Rosa Ballooning · Santa Rosa, CA · ~149 mi
9. Sonoma Sterling Limousines · Santa Rosa, CA · ~149 mi
10. Up & Away Ballooning · Santa Rosa, CA · ~149 mi
11. Wine Country Balloons · Santa Rosa, CA · ~149 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 Redding 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 Redding are His Sky Ministries (Grants Pass, OR, 139 miles), Michael Carnevale (Calistoga, CA, 139 miles), Sonoma Thunder (St. Helena, CA, 143 miles). In total, 11 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 Redding, CA to each operator's listed city. Use them as a drive-planning guide, not door-to-door mileage.