ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – After an initial yellow flag and a slight delay, the green flag was raised on Saturday morning for balloons to take flight. The start of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta was unusually warm.
On the first day of Balloon Fiesta, colorful balloons filled the sky in a mass ascension following the drone show and Chile Flight. The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta will run until October 13, 2024.
Pilot briefing on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer)
Drone show on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer)
Sunrise over the Sandias on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer)
Day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer)
Day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer)
Getting the burners ready on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer)
Sunrise over the Sandias on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer)
Burners on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer)
Flames light up the sky on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer)
Burners on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer)
Flames light up the sky on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer)
Chile Flight on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer)
Chile Flight on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer)
Day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer)
Starting to inflate on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer)
Rising balloons on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer)
Liftoff on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer)
Day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer)
Liftoff on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer)
Day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer)
Liftoff on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer)
Flames on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer)
Balloons fill the sky on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer)
Two balloons on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer)
Balloons on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer)
Liftoff on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer)
Flying high on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer)
Flying high on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer)
Liftoff on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer)
Flying high on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer)
Liftoff on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer)
Flames on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer)
Balloons fill the sky on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer)
Liftoff on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer)
Flying high on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer)
Flying high on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer)
Liftoff on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer)
