zReports Research Institute · Updated August 2026
17 balloon ride operators operate within 150 miles of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 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. Aerizing Hot Air Balloon Experience - Nc/Southern Va · Winston-Salem, NC · ~1 mi
2. Carolina Balloon Adventures · East Bend, NC · ~17 mi
3. Big Oh! Balloons · Cleveland, NC · ~36 mi
4. Almost Heaven Hot Air Balloon Rides · Statesville, NC · ~40 mi
5. Carolina Balloonfest · Statesville, NC · ~40 mi
6. Up Up Away Hot Air Balloon · Mount Ulla, NC · ~42 mi
7. Carter William A · Burlington, NC · ~44 mi
8. Piedmont Hot Airline · Burlington, NC · ~44 mi
9. Balloons Over America · Vass, NC · ~82 mi
10. Richard M Davis · Roanoke, VA · ~83 mi
11. Above & Beyond Hot Air Balloon · Raleigh, NC · ~93 mi
12. Above The Rest · Montvale, VA · ~95 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 Winston-Salem 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 Winston-Salem are Aerizing Hot Air Balloon Experience - Nc/Southern Va (Winston-Salem, NC, 1 miles), Carolina Balloon Adventures (East Bend, NC, 17 miles), Big Oh! Balloons (Cleveland, NC, 36 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 Winston-Salem, NC to each operator's listed city. Use them as a drive-planning guide, not door-to-door mileage.