2009 Clark, Philippines Hot Air Balloon Festival/Air Show to Play Host to 25 Countries
CLARK FREEPORT - 11-25-09 - According to the Tourism and Promotions Office of the Clark Development Corporation (CDC), 2009 will see even more balloons and countries participating in the annual Hot Air Balloon Festival than in 2008. At this point, it looks as if 25 countries will be joining this event, which seems to be growing by leaps and bounds each year and becoming more like a major air show than a hot air balloon event.
In 2008, only 19 balloons were flown from 13 countries; with the increased publicity of this event worldwide and on the internet, and the growing popularity of the event with Filipinos, Clark could have significantly more balloons than ever in the air this year. The scheduled date is set for February 12 to 15 th of 2009. The organizers are in the beginning phases of planning for this Philippines mega event, we will post the schedule here when it is available.
For 2009, well over 100,000 spectators are expected to attend five days of fun in the skies, or as CDC refers to it: “the weekend of everything that flies.” This event is currently scheduled to be held in its usual location where the large hanger is visible from the main entrance road, designated as the Clark Civil Aviation Complex, right alongside the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport.
The associated events, as last year, are sure to be additionally inspiring. CDC seems to want to grow this event to ever-increasing heights of excellence. You can be sure that the show will be bigger and better than ever for 2009, bringing greater levels of exposure to the Freeport in order to further promote business and leisure investment in the area.
The CDC is looking to grow the Clark region, not only internationally, but as a major Filipino destination of tourism and relaxation. For this event and all subsequent events in Clark, the area will become even more easily assessable from Manila. With the completion of the SCTEX this year, and the soon completion of the new SCTEX Clark Interchange in December, you will be able to exit directly into the Freeport from the highways, only a couple Kilometers from the entrance of the balloon festival. If you have attended the Balloon Fiesta in previous years or have been to the Clark Freeport, you know that the last few kilometers are the most frustrating as you exit NLEX to pass through the intense traffic in Dau and Angeles City to the Clark Main gate; sometimes taking as long as an additional 30 minutes. That will soon be a thing of the past and make the balloon festival and Clark in general, an even more pleasant destination.
This years balloon festival is lining-up to be the greatest ever, and it will be easier to attend then ever before. So, if you have never been to this mega event, or if you wait anxiously each year to see the myriad of balloons and other demonstration aircraft and exhibits, then make your advanced hotel reservation plans now as the Freeport is sure to become booked-out very quickly and in advance for this event.
PHILIPPINE INTERNATIONAL HOT AIR BALLOON FIESTA 2009
FEBRUARY 12
THURS
FIRST FIESTA DAY
Hot Air Balloon flight
5:30-7:00 a.m.
Opening Ceremony -- Phil Army Flag Jump/Phil Marine Drum & Bugle Exhibition
6:00 a.m.
Start of “Art in the Sky” Kite Painting Exhibition by OWG, NCCA and AAP
7:00 a.m.
Paragliding Exhibition
7:00-7:30 a.m.
Ultralight Aircraft Formation Flying
7:30-8:30 a.m.
Angeles City Flying Club Ultra-Light Fly By and audience participation w/ bomb dropping
8:30-9:30 a.m.
Skydiving Exhibition
9:30-10:00 a.m.
Kite Flying Exhibition
10:00-11:00 a.m.
Light Airplane Balloon Bursting Competition
11:00-1:30 p.m.
Sky Diving Exhibition
1:30-2:00 p.m.
Army Jeep Club Demonstration
2:00-2:45 p.m.
RC Demonstration Flying
3:45-4:30 p.m.
Citation Mustang Jet Fly By
4:30-5:00 p.m.
Ultralight Formation Flying
5:00-5:20 p.m.
Hot Air Balloon Fly-In
FEBRUARY 13
FRI
SECOND FIESTA DAY
Hot Air Balloon Flight
5:30-7:00 a.m.
Paragliding Exhibition
7:00-7:30 a.m.
Angeles City Flying Club Ultralight Aircraft Flyby
7:40-8:30 a.m.
Aerobatic Flight Display
8:30-9:30 a.m.
RC Helicopter Show
9:30-9:50 a.m.
CIAC Fire Fighting Exhibition
9:50-10:20 a.m.
Radio Control Aircraft Flying
10:20-11:00 a.m.
Skydiving Exibition
11:00-11:30 a.m.
Angeles City Flying Club Ultralight Bomb Dropping
11:30AM-12:30 p.m.
Kite Team Philippines Choreographed Kite Flying
12:30-1:30 p.m.
AOPA Aircraft Flyby
1:30-2:30PM
Aircraft Balloon Bursting Competition
2:15-3:15 p.m.
Aerobatic Show
3:15-4:00 p.m.
Airplane vs. motorcycle race
4:00-4:30 p.m.
Paragliding Exhibition
4:30-5:15 p.m.
Hot Air Balloon Flights
5:30-6:00 p.m.
FEBRUARY 14
SAT
THIRD FESTA DAY
Hot Air Balloon Flight
5:30-7:00 a.m.
Paragliding Exhibition
7:00-7:30 a.m.
Angeles City Flying Club Ultralight Aircraft Flyby
7:40-8:30 a.m.
Aerobatic Flight Display
8:30-9:30 a.m.
Phil. Navy and PNP Sky Diving show
9:30-10:15 a.m.
Phil Coast Guard Search And Rescue Demo
10:00-10:30 a.m.
Skydiving Exhibition
10:30-11:00 a.m.
Light Airplane Balloon Bursting Competition
11:00AM-12:30 p.m.
Choreographed Kite Flying Exhibition
12:30-1:30 p.m.
Ultralight Flying Display
1:30-2:30 p.m.
Agricultural Plane Spray Demo
2:30-3:15 p.m.
Skydiving Exhibition
3:15-3:40 p.m.
Aerobatic Display
3:45-4:30 p.m.
Airplane vs. Motorcycle race
4:30-5:00 p.m.
Ultralight Fly By
5:00-5:30 p.m.
RC Airplane Flying Demo
5:30-5:45 p.m.
Hot Air Balloon Flight
5:45-6:15 p.m.
Hot Air Balloon Night Glow
6:45-7:30 p.m.
FEBRUARY 15
SUN
FOURTH & LAST FIESTA DAY
Hot Air Balloon Flight
5:30-7:00 a.m.
Higantes Parade from Anggono
7:00 a.m.
Paragliding Exhibition
7:00-7:30 a.m.
Angeles City Flying Club Ultralight Aircraft Flyby
7:30-8:30 a.m.
SIL Helio STOL Demo
8:30-9:30 a.m.
RC Helicopter Show
9:30-10:00 a.m.
Helicopter Flying Exhibition
10:00-10:30 a.m.
Skydiving Exhibition
10:30-11:00 a.m.
Light Airplane Balloon Bursting Competition
11:00-12:30 a.m.
KiteTeam Phil Choreographed Kite Flying Exhibition
12:30-1:30 p.m.
Angeles City Flying Club Ultralight Flying Display
1:30-2:30 p.m.
RC Airplane Flying Demonstration
2:30-3:00 p.m
Aerobatic Exhibition
3:00-4:00 p.m.
Airplane vs. Car Race
4:00-4:45 p.m.
Search and Rescue Exhibition
4:45-5:30 p.m.
Hot Air Balloon Flight
5:30-6:45 p.m.
Crew and Awards Night Party
7:30 p.m.
ENTRANCE FEE TO THE CLARK INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FESTIVAL
Entrance fee for each day of the balloon festival event is yet to be announced.
Note: The above schedule is from the official Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Association. Clark Subic Marketing makes no claims or guarantees as to its accuracy. This schedule is subject to change without notice.
DIRECTIONS TO CLARK FREEPORT
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.
CLARK FREEPORT - 11-25-09 - According to the Tourism and Promotions Office of the Clark Development Corporation (CDC), 2009 will see even more balloons and countries participating in the annual Hot Air Balloon Festival than in 2008. At this point, it looks as if 25 countries will be joining this event, which seems to be growing by leaps and bounds each year and becoming more like a major air show than a hot air balloon event.
In 2008, only 19 balloons were flown from 13 countries; with the increased publicity of this event worldwide and on the internet, and the growing popularity of the event with Filipinos, Clark could have significantly more balloons than ever in the air this year. The scheduled date is set for February 12 to 15 th of 2009. The organizers are in the beginning phases of planning for this Philippines mega event, we will post the schedule here when it is available.
For 2009, well over 100,000 spectators are expected to attend five days of fun in the skies, or as CDC refers to it: “the weekend of everything that flies.” This event is currently scheduled to be held in its usual location where the large hanger is visible from the main entrance road, designated as the Clark Civil Aviation Complex, right alongside the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport.
The associated events, as last year, are sure to be additionally inspiring. CDC seems to want to grow this event to ever-increasing heights of excellence. You can be sure that the show will be bigger and better than ever for 2009, bringing greater levels of exposure to the Freeport in order to further promote business and leisure investment in the area.
The CDC is looking to grow the Clark region, not only internationally, but as a major Filipino destination of tourism and relaxation. For this event and all subsequent events in Clark, the area will become even more easily assessable from Manila. With the completion of the SCTEX this year, and the soon completion of the new SCTEX Clark Interchange in December, you will be able to exit directly into the Freeport from the highways, only a couple Kilometers from the entrance of the balloon festival. If you have attended the Balloon Fiesta in previous years or have been to the Clark Freeport, you know that the last few kilometers are the most frustrating as you exit NLEX to pass through the intense traffic in Dau and Angeles City to the Clark Main gate; sometimes taking as long as an additional 30 minutes. That will soon be a thing of the past and make the balloon festival and Clark in general, an even more pleasant destination.
This years balloon festival is lining-up to be the greatest ever, and it will be easier to attend then ever before. So, if you have never been to this mega event, or if you wait anxiously each year to see the myriad of balloons and other demonstration aircraft and exhibits, then make your advanced hotel reservation plans now as the Freeport is sure to become booked-out very quickly and in advance for this event.
PHILIPPINE INTERNATIONAL HOT AIR BALLOON FIESTA 2009
FEBRUARY 12
THURS
FIRST FIESTA DAY
Hot Air Balloon flight
5:30-7:00 a.m.
Opening Ceremony -- Phil Army Flag Jump/Phil Marine Drum & Bugle Exhibition
6:00 a.m.
Start of “Art in the Sky” Kite Painting Exhibition by OWG, NCCA and AAP
7:00 a.m.
Paragliding Exhibition
7:00-7:30 a.m.
Ultralight Aircraft Formation Flying
7:30-8:30 a.m.
Angeles City Flying Club Ultra-Light Fly By and audience participation w/ bomb dropping
8:30-9:30 a.m.
Skydiving Exhibition
9:30-10:00 a.m.
Kite Flying Exhibition
10:00-11:00 a.m.
Light Airplane Balloon Bursting Competition
11:00-1:30 p.m.
Sky Diving Exhibition
1:30-2:00 p.m.
Army Jeep Club Demonstration
2:00-2:45 p.m.
RC Demonstration Flying
3:45-4:30 p.m.
Citation Mustang Jet Fly By
4:30-5:00 p.m.
Ultralight Formation Flying
5:00-5:20 p.m.
Hot Air Balloon Fly-In
FEBRUARY 13
FRI
SECOND FIESTA DAY
Hot Air Balloon Flight
5:30-7:00 a.m.
Paragliding Exhibition
7:00-7:30 a.m.
Angeles City Flying Club Ultralight Aircraft Flyby
7:40-8:30 a.m.
Aerobatic Flight Display
8:30-9:30 a.m.
RC Helicopter Show
9:30-9:50 a.m.
CIAC Fire Fighting Exhibition
9:50-10:20 a.m.
Radio Control Aircraft Flying
10:20-11:00 a.m.
Skydiving Exibition
11:00-11:30 a.m.
Angeles City Flying Club Ultralight Bomb Dropping
11:30AM-12:30 p.m.
Kite Team Philippines Choreographed Kite Flying
12:30-1:30 p.m.
AOPA Aircraft Flyby
1:30-2:30PM
Aircraft Balloon Bursting Competition
2:15-3:15 p.m.
Aerobatic Show
3:15-4:00 p.m.
Airplane vs. motorcycle race
4:00-4:30 p.m.
Paragliding Exhibition
4:30-5:15 p.m.
Hot Air Balloon Flights
5:30-6:00 p.m.
FEBRUARY 14
SAT
THIRD FESTA DAY
Hot Air Balloon Flight
5:30-7:00 a.m.
Paragliding Exhibition
7:00-7:30 a.m.
Angeles City Flying Club Ultralight Aircraft Flyby
7:40-8:30 a.m.
Aerobatic Flight Display
8:30-9:30 a.m.
Phil. Navy and PNP Sky Diving show
9:30-10:15 a.m.
Phil Coast Guard Search And Rescue Demo
10:00-10:30 a.m.
Skydiving Exhibition
10:30-11:00 a.m.
Light Airplane Balloon Bursting Competition
11:00AM-12:30 p.m.
Choreographed Kite Flying Exhibition
12:30-1:30 p.m.
Ultralight Flying Display
1:30-2:30 p.m.
Agricultural Plane Spray Demo
2:30-3:15 p.m.
Skydiving Exhibition
3:15-3:40 p.m.
Aerobatic Display
3:45-4:30 p.m.
Airplane vs. Motorcycle race
4:30-5:00 p.m.
Ultralight Fly By
5:00-5:30 p.m.
RC Airplane Flying Demo
5:30-5:45 p.m.
Hot Air Balloon Flight
5:45-6:15 p.m.
Hot Air Balloon Night Glow
6:45-7:30 p.m.
FEBRUARY 15
SUN
FOURTH & LAST FIESTA DAY
Hot Air Balloon Flight
5:30-7:00 a.m.
Higantes Parade from Anggono
7:00 a.m.
Paragliding Exhibition
7:00-7:30 a.m.
Angeles City Flying Club Ultralight Aircraft Flyby
7:30-8:30 a.m.
SIL Helio STOL Demo
8:30-9:30 a.m.
RC Helicopter Show
9:30-10:00 a.m.
Helicopter Flying Exhibition
10:00-10:30 a.m.
Skydiving Exhibition
10:30-11:00 a.m.
Light Airplane Balloon Bursting Competition
11:00-12:30 a.m.
KiteTeam Phil Choreographed Kite Flying Exhibition
12:30-1:30 p.m.
Angeles City Flying Club Ultralight Flying Display
1:30-2:30 p.m.
RC Airplane Flying Demonstration
2:30-3:00 p.m
Aerobatic Exhibition
3:00-4:00 p.m.
Airplane vs. Car Race
4:00-4:45 p.m.
Search and Rescue Exhibition
4:45-5:30 p.m.
Hot Air Balloon Flight
5:30-6:45 p.m.
Crew and Awards Night Party
7:30 p.m.
ENTRANCE FEE TO THE CLARK INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FESTIVAL
Entrance fee for each day of the balloon festival event is yet to be announced.
Note: The above schedule is from the official Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Association. Clark Subic Marketing makes no claims or guarantees as to its accuracy. This schedule is subject to change without notice.
DIRECTIONS TO CLARK FREEPORT
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.
