Daily Hot Air Balloon Flights in McKinney/Allen, TX area
Rohr Balloons shared champagne, private, and engagement flights launch from our home field in McKinney, Texas, with the exact launch site chosen each day based on wind. Guests regularly travel in from across the region for a sunrise or sunset flight — if you're coming from outside the McKinney area, please confirm your flight before commencing travel. Your pilot sends the latest weather and meet-up details by text and email 2-24 hours before flight time, depending on weather. We do not have a brick-and-mortar business location — all communications, besides the flight meet-up, are handled by phone, text, or email.
Hot Air Balloon Tethers at Your Event — Nationwide
Rohr Balloons tethered hot air balloon rides, corporate advertising programs, and team-building events travel across Texas and the Central U.S. — and beyond for the right event, subject to travel, site, airspace, weather, and scheduling requirements. Our crew and equipment travel from McKinney — we've flown events from Texas festivals to college campuses out of state. Tethered rides lift guests approximately 50 feet for rides of up to five minutes, cycling 50-120 guests per hour.
Tethered events start at $4,250 for two hours; prices do not include travel — travel is additional and depends on location. We regularly serve events across Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and North Louisiana — and Rohr Balloons has flown and traveled all over the United States for the right event. Corporate-event coverage depends on the selected format: advertising, tethering, and team-building programs travel the Central U.S. and beyond, while ordinary passenger flights remain centered around the McKinney/Allen area — passengers always come to us.
Rohr Balloons brings tethered hot air balloon events to venues across Texas and the Central U.S. from our McKinney/Allen home base — and for the right event, distance has never stopped us. Tethered prices do not include travel; travel is additional and depends on location.
Rohr Balloons tows a tethered hot air balloon rig anywhere in the regions below from our McKinney/Allen, Texas home base — these are event-service areas only; passenger flights always fly from McKinney/Allen.
North Texas & DFW · home base
Collin, Dallas, Denton, and Tarrant counties: McKinney, Allen, Plano, Frisco, Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, and Denton. Minimal travel, maximum flexibility — and Southfork Ranch is just up the road in Parker.
Central Texas
Waco, Temple, Killeen, and the I-35 corridor. An easy tow for evening tethers, school events, and festival weekends.
Austin & the Hill Country
Austin, Round Rock, Georgetown, and San Marcos. Corporate activations and venue events in the capital region.
San Antonio region
San Antonio, New Braunfels, and Boerne — well worth the drive for the right event.
Houston & the Gulf Coast
Houston, The Woodlands, Katy, and Sugar Land. Big-crowd corporate and festival tethers in the state's largest metro.
East Texas
Tyler, Longview, Marshall, and Texarkana along the I-20 corridor — some of our closest festival country.
West & Northwest Texas
Wichita Falls, Abilene, and the Big Country. Wide horizons and event sites with room to anchor.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, Norman, Edmond, Tulsa, and Lawton — straight up US-75 and I-35 from our home field.
Arkansas
Little Rock, Fort Smith, and the Fayetteville–Bentonville corridor of Northwest Arkansas.
North Louisiana
Shreveport–Bossier City, Monroe, and Ruston — I-20 east puts North Louisiana well inside a day's tow.
Kansas
Wichita, Topeka, and the Kansas City metro — prairie horizons made for a balloon on the skyline.
Missouri
Joplin, Springfield, Branson, and Kansas City — we've flown as far as Truman University in Kirksville, lifting 428 riders in one evening.
Outside these regions? We travel all over the United States for large events — travel costs apply. Tell us about your event.
Travel questions
What event planners ask about our coverage.
Rohr Balloons answers the travel questions event planners ask most about bringing a tethered hot air balloon to venues across Texas and the Central U.S.
Do you charge for travel?
Yes — travel is billed separately from the tether package, and the amount depends on your venue's location. Your quote spells out both numbers up front: the package price and the travel cost. No surprises.
How far will you travel for an event?
We regularly serve events across Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and North Louisiana — and Rohr Balloons has flown and traveled all over the United States for the right event.
Can we book a passenger flight in our city?
Passenger flights — shared, private, and engagement — fly only from our McKinney/Allen home field; everyone comes to us, and your pilot confirms the exact meeting spot before each flight. If you want a balloon at your location, a tethered event is the traveling option.
How far in advance should we schedule a tethered event?
As early as you can — popular festival and holiday dates fill first, and major holidays (like the 4th of July) carry a 50% premium. A 10% non-refundable administrative fee schedules your date, and special events require at least one week's notice for voluntary changes. Not sure yet? Call 214-733-9915 to check availability and talk through the details of your event.
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Tethered events, advertising, and team building travel across Texas and the Central U.S. — and beyond for the right event. Sunrise and sunset passenger flights depart from the McKinney area when seasonal heat, weather, and availability allow.
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