CIA Archives - Sanctioned Events 1996 - 1999

This information on prior years events sanctioned by the FAI Ballooning Commission provides some historical event information. Unfortunately, some of the links to other sites are no longer available.

Thank you to all the event organizers who contributed.
FAI Ballooning Commission - Event Development Service

• Sanction application
• Results   

1999 - Category One Event Sanctions    
       
14th World Hot Air Balloon Championships, Austria  Aug 28- Sept 5

• Sanction application
• Results   

43rd Coupe Aeronautique Gordon Bennett, Albuquerque, USA Sept 30 - Oct 9

• Sanction application
• Results   

7e Coupe d’Europe de Montgolfières, France July 29 - Aug 1

• Sanction application
• Results

10th Ladies World Cup, France July 29 - Aug 1

• Sanction application
• Results   

World Honda Grand Prix & Mobiliux Trophy, Luxembourg Aug 4 - 8

• Sanction application
• Results  

1999 World Honda Grand Prix 4th round of Japan Honda Grand Prix, Motegi, Japan Oct 30 - Nov 3

1. Sanction application
2. Results        
    

3rd European Hot Air Airship Championship, Germany  - CANCELLED

• Sanction application
• Results   

    
Premier Sporting Event
          
The Cup of Prominent Russian Aeronauts, Russia  June 5 - 12

• Sanction application
• Results

8th Akwawit Balloon Cup, Poland  Sept 15-19 sanction

• Sanction application
• Results

Premier Fiesta 
         
5th Years Balonmanie Praha, Czech Republic June 16-19

• Sanction application
• Results
          

1998 - Category One Event Sanctions
         
11th European Hot Air Balloon Championships, Sweden  June 19-27

• Sanction application
• Results

6th World Hot Air Airship Championship, Canada  Sept 2-7

• Sanction application
• Results

42nd Coupe Aeronautique Gordon Bennett, France Sept 11-19

• Sanction application
• Results

Premier Sporting Event
           
Festival of Ballooning Baltic Cup 1998, Latvia  May 11-17

• Sanction application
• Results

6e Coupe d’Europe de Montgolfières, France July 30 - Aug 2

• Sanction application
• Results

9th Ladies World Cup, France July 30 - Aug 2

• Sanction application
• Results

7th Akwawit Balloon Cup, Poland  Sept 16-20

• Sanction application
• Results

Premier Fiesta Event         
 
The White Nights, Russia  May 22-18

• Sanction application
• Results

1st World Air Games, Turkey  Sept 15-27

• Sanction application
• Results

41st Coupe Aeronautique Gordon Bennett, Germany Sept 6-12

• Sanction application
• Results

The Americas Challenge Gas Balloon Race, United States Oct 4-11

• Sanction application
• Results

13th World Hot Air Balloon Championship, Japan Sept 15-27

• Sanction application
• Results

Premier Sporting Event        
  
Festival of Ballooning Baltic Cup 1997, Latvia  May 13-18

• Sanction application
• Results

5e Coupe d’Europe de Montgolfières, France July 31 - Aug 3

• Sanction application
• Results

8th Ladies World Cup, France July 31 - Aug 3

• Sanction application
• Results

World Match Flying Cup 1997, Australia  June 28 - July 6

• Sanction application
• Results

Premier Fiesta Event           

Banks Open Air  Sept 24-28

• Sanction application
• Results

Kodak Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Oct 4-12

• Sanction application
• Results

1996 - Category One Event Sanctions
         
5th World Hot Air Airship Championship, Italy January  

• Results

9th World Gas Balloon Champs, Germany  Aug 27 - Sept 3  

• Results

10th European Hot Air Balloon, Austria  Sept 6-14     

• Results

40nd Coupe Aeronautique Gordon Bennett, Germany Sept 26 - Oct 3  

• Results

4th Pacific Championship, Japan Nov 18-25  

• Results

Premier Sporting Event  
        

David Niven Cup, Switzerland  Jan 18-26  

      
World Match Racing Cup, Australia June 28-July 7  

• Results

4e Coupe d’Europe de Montgolfières, France Aug 1-4  

• Results

Kappadocia Cup, Turkey Sept 18-22  

• Results

13th Pacifc Cup, Japan  Nov 18-25  

• Results

Premier Fiesta Event