I never heard Hot Air Balloon Fiesta in Clark Freeport in Pampanga before and it's been quite sixteen years in a row now. I guess, I heard about it but not interested not until now though. I would love to go but I am currently pre-occupied with my worked busy busy mode.
Now, back into business, the Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta is an annual event that occurs between January and February at the Omni Aviation Complex in Clark Field, Angeles City, Pampanga. It features multicolored hot air balloons with more than a hundred balloon pilots from around the world.
The festival also includes major airborne activities such as skydiving, flag jumps, micro light and rocketry demonstrations, small plane fly-bys and fly-ins, remote-control airplane and helicopter flying exhibitions, freestyle aerobatics, precision maneuvers, light airplane balloon bursting, ultra-light flying formation and bomb dropping, kite-making and choreographed kite-flying, hi-start launch gliding, pylon racing, banner towing, aero-modeling symposium and races between ultra lights and motorcycles.
This four day hot air balloon event is the biggest aviation sports event in the Philippines. Check out the SCHEDULE below.
First Fiesta Day February 10, 2011 - Thursday |
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Philippine Army Flag Jump | 5:00-5:45AM |
Hot Air Balloon Flights | 5:45-7:00AM |
RP/Malaysian/UK Paragliding Exhibition | 5:45-7:30AM |
ACFC Ultralight/Microlight Aircraft Formation Flights & Flour Bombing | 7:30-8:30AM |
Meynard Halili / Bill Wright Aerobatic Show | 8:30-9:00AM |
AFP / Civilian Sky Diving Exhibition | 9:00-9:30AM |
Radio-controlled Model Aircraft Demonstration | 9:30-10:00AM |
AOPA-P Light Airplane Balloon Bursting Competition | 10:00-11:30AM |
KAP/KTP Kite Flying Exhibition | 11:30-12:00NN |
Airlink/WCC/Omni/PPA/CIA/Orient flyby | 12:00-12:30PM |
Radio-controlled Model Aircraft Demonstration | 12:30-1:00PM |
Sky Diving Exhibition | 1:00-1:30PM |
Rolf Dunder 'Fascination' Airplane vs. Car Race | 1:30-2:00PM |
AOPA-P Light Aircraft Balloon Bursting Competition | 2:00-3:00PM |
FEATI/PHILSCA Rocketry Demonstration | 3:00-3:30PM |
ACFC Ultralight/Microlight Aircraft Formation Flights | 3:30-4:00PM |
Philippine Air Force Silent Drill & SPOW Bomb Sniffing Dog Exhibition | 4:00-4:30PM |
Meynard Halili / Bill Wright Aerobatic Show | 4:30-5:00PM |
RP/Malaysian/UK Paragliding Exhibition | 5:00-5:30PM |
Hot Air Balloon Fly-In | 5:30-6:00PM | | | | | | |
Second Fiesta Day February 11, 2011 - Friday |
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Philippine Army Flag Jump | 5:00-5:45AM |
Hot Air Balloon Flights | 5:45-7:00AM |
RP/Malaysian/UK Paragliding Exhibition | 5:45-7:30AM |
ACFC Ultralight/Microlight Aircraft Formation Flights & Flour Bombing | 7:30-8:30AM |
Bill Wright/Meynard Halili/Les Vorosmarthy Aerobatic Show | 8:30-9:00AM |
Skydiving Exhibition | 9:00-9:30AM |
Radio-controlled Model Aircraft Demonstration | 9:30-10:00AM |
Wings Over Asia / AOPA- P Light Aircraft Balloon Bursting Competition | 10:00-11:00AM |
KAP/KTP Kite Flying Exhibition | 11:00-11:30AM |
WCC/Aviatour/Omni/PPA/Orient flyby | 11:30-12:00NN |
German Aerobatic Glider Flight | 12:00-1:00PM |
Civilian Sky Diving Exhibition | 1:00-1:30PM |
Jet Turbine Radio-controlled Modeller Demos | 1:30-2:00PM |
AOPA-P Light Aircraft Balloon Bursting Competition | 2:00-3:00PM |
Wings Over Asia Aviators Social Gathering | 2:30-5:00PM |
Car Drifting Display | 3:00-3:30PM |
FEATI/PHILSCA Rocketry Demonstration | 3:30-4:00PM |
ACFC Ultralight/Microlight Aircraft Formation Flights | 4:00-4:30PM |
Bill Wright/Meynard Halili/Les Vorosmarthy Aerobatic Show | 4:30-5:00PM |
RP/Malaysian/UK Paragliding Exhibition | 5:00-5:30PM |
Hot Air Balloon Fly-In | 5:30-6:00PM |
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Third Fiesta Day February 12, 2011 - Saturday |
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Philippine Army Flag Jump | 5:00-5:45AM |
Hot Air Balloon Flights | 5:45-7:00AM |
RP/Malaysian/UK Paragliding Exhibition | 5:45-7:30AM |
ACFC Ultralight/Microlight Aircraft Formation Flights & Flour Bombing | 7:30-8:00AM |
Skydiving Exhibition | 8:00-8:30AM |
Jet Turbine Radio-controlled Modeller Demos | 8:30-9:00AM |
Bill Wright/Meynard Halili/Les Vorosmarthy Aerobatic Show | 9:00-9:45AM |
Helicopter Flight Display | 9:45-10:30AM |
Philippine Coast Guard Rescue Demonstration | 10:30-11:00AM |
Wings Over Asia / AOPA- P Light Aircraft Balloon Bursting Competition | 11:00-12:00NN |
WCC/Aviatour/Omni/PPA/CIA/Orient flyby | 12:00-12:30PM |
Radio-controlled Model Aircraft Demonstration | 12:30-1:00PM |
German Aerobatic Glider Flight | 1:00-1:30PM |
KAP/KTP Kite Flying Exhibition | 1:30-2:00PM |
Wings Over Asia / AOPA- P Light Aircraft Balloon Bursting Competition | 2:00-2:45PM |
Sky Diving Exhibition | 2:45-3:15PM |
CIAC Fire-fighting Demonstration | 3:15-3:45PM |
Bill Wright/Meynard Halili/Les Vorosmarthy Aerobatic Show | 3:45-4:30PM |
ACFC Ultralight/Microlight Aircraft Formation Flights | 4:30-5:00PM |
FEATI/PHILSCA Rocketry Demonstration | 5:00-5:30PM |
RP/Malaysian/UK Paragliding Exhibition | 5:30-6:00PM |
Hot Air Balloon Night Glow | 6:00-6:30PM |
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Fourth Fiesta Day February 13, 2011 - Sunday |
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Philippine Army Flag Jump | 5:20-5:30AM |
Hot Air Balloon Flights | 5:30-7:00AM |
RP/Malaysian/UK Paragliding Exhibition | 7:00-7:30AM |
ACFC Ultralight/Microlight Aircraft Formation Flights & Flour Bombing | 7:30-8:00AM |
Civilian Skydiving Exhibition | 8:00-8:30AM |
Meynard Halili/Bill Wright Aerobatic Show | 8:30-9:15AM |
Coast Guard Helicopter Rescue Demonstration | 9:15-10:00AM |
Wings Over Asia / AOPA- P Light Aircraft Balloon Bursting Competition | 10:00-11:00AM |
CIAC Fire-fighting Demonstration | 11:00-12:00NN |
Radio-controlled Model Aircraft Demonstration | 12:00-12:30PM |
Car Drifting Demonstration | 12:30-1:00PM |
WCC/Aviatour/Omni/PPA/Orient flyby | 1:00-1:30PM |
KAP/KTP Kite Flying Exhibition | 1:30-2:30PM |
AFP / Civilian Sky Diving Exhibition | 3:00-3:30PM |
ACFC Ultralight/Microlight Aircraft Formation Flights | 3:30-4:00PM |
CareJet Westwind Fly-By | 4:00-4:15PM |
Meynard Halili / Bill Wright Aerobatic Show | 4:15-5:00PM |
RP/Malaysian/UK Paragliding Exhibition | 5:00-5:30PM |
Hot Air Balloon Valentines Night Glow | 5:30-7:30PM |
How to Get There:
Getting to the Clark Freeport Zone, otherwise known as the Clark Special Economic Zone by car is easy. Simply needs to take the North Luzon Expressway from Manila and exit at Dau, Mabalacat. After your exit, a left turn towards Angeles City, and a little Angeles City/Dau traffic, will bring you to within an easy right turn of the Clark Zone itself. The trip should take about an hour and a half from Manila without heavy traffic.
Disclaimer: The information provided on this website were prepared for convenience only. Programmed schedules are subject to change without notification. A large variety of factors affect the actual times these activities occur, or cause their cancellation.
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