zReports Research Institute · Updated August 2026
12 balloon ride operators operate within 150 miles of Tyler, Texas, 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. Foster Coy Z · Tyler, TX · ~2 mi
2. Balloon Adventures USA · Longview, TX · ~36 mi
3. Walter G Carlisle Jr · Longview, TX · ~36 mi
4. Global Ballooning Sl D O O · Crandall, TX · ~70 mi
5. Holmes Larry A · Mesquite, TX · ~81 mi
6. American Escapes Hot Air Balloons · Keithville, LA · ~83 mi
7. Uplifting Adventures · Wylie, TX · ~85 mi
8. Red River Balloon Rally · Bossier City, LA · ~94 mi
9. Airventure Balloon Port · Frisco, TX · ~104 mi
10. Ret Richard V · Celina, TX · ~108 mi
11. Ronald L Thompson · Denton, TX · ~122 mi
12. Daniel M Mcguire · Bryan, TX · ~134 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 Tyler 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 Tyler are Foster Coy Z (Tyler, TX, 2 miles), Balloon Adventures USA (Longview, TX, 36 miles), Walter G Carlisle Jr (Longview, TX, 36 miles). In total, 12 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 Tyler, TX to each operator's listed city. Use them as a drive-planning guide, not door-to-door mileage.