Aerostatic Federation of Yaroslavl Region

The Aerostatic Federation of Yaroslavl Region (Russian: Федерация Воздухоплавания Ярославской области) is a sports federation and commercial balloon-flight operator based in the small town of Pereslavl-Zalessky in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia. It describes itself as a team of professionals united by a love of the sky, and its public-facing business is run through the website fly-pz.ru. The federation's stated purpose is to unite hot-air balloon pilots working in the Yaroslavl region and to organise annual balloon festivals. The organisation's own account traces its origins to the "distant 2000s," when a group of adventure enthusiasts in Pereslavl-Zalessky decided they needed to fly in a balloon — and did. That decision began what the federation calls the history of Pereslavl ballooning. Today the team flies passengers at altitudes of up to 1,500 metres over Pereslavl-Zalessky, a town on Russia's Golden Ring, giving views of its monasteries, forests and Lake Pleshcheyevo. Commercially, the federation sells passenger balloon flights, gift certificates for flights, tethered ascents, advertising space on balloon baskets and envelopes, and festival organisation services. Its flight programme is concentrated on Pereslavl and Suzdal, and it runs a seasonal festival series labelled Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. It also maintains pages for reviews, its pilots, a gallery, partners and contacts, and sells certificates directly through the site. The federation positions itself within the regional tourism ecosystem rather than as a conventional airline or manufacturer. Its listed partners include the Pereslavl Tourist Information Centre, the administration of Pereslavl-Zalessky, the Government of Yaroslavl Oblast, hotels and restaurant complexes such as Victoria Plaza, AZIMUT Hotel Pereslavl, Traktir Popov Lug, the Nikolin Park guest house and Hotel Pereslavl, the Pleshcheyevo Lake National Park, and local excursion and wedding-service providers. Customer reviews on the site describe flights over Pereslavl in August 2024 and July 2023, praising pilot Evgeny Borisovich and the team's organisation, which indicates an active operation in the 2020s. As a federation, the entity combines a membership-and-pilot association role with a commercial tourism brand. It does not appear to be a listed company, and no parent company or ownership structure is disclosed in the available sources. Its identity is closely tied to the town of Pereslavl-Zalessky and to the wider Yaroslavl region's ballooning scene.

The Aerostatic Federation of Yaroslavl Region is rooted in the ballooning community of Pereslavl-Zalessky, a historic town on Russia's Golden Ring. According to the federation's own website, its story began in the "distant 2000s," when a group of adventure enthusiasts in the town decided that they needed to fly in a balloon. They did, and that first flight is presented as the origin of what the organisation calls the history of Pereslavl ballooning. Over time, the group developed into a team of professionals that flies passengers over Pereslavl-Zalessky and Lake Pleshcheyevo, and it also adopted a formal federation role: uniting hot-air balloon pilots who work in Yaroslavl Oblast and organising annual balloon festivals. The federation's public identity combines this associative, pilot-focused mission with a commercial flight-operation business marketed through fly-pz.ru. The website presents a mature tourism offering: passenger flights at altitudes of up to 1,500 metres, gift certificates, tethered ascents, advertising on balloon baskets and envelopes, and festival organisation. A seasonal festival programme — Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter — is a recurring feature of its calendar. The federation also maintains pages for reviews, its pilots, a gallery, partners and contacts, and sells certificates directly online. Customer reviews published on the site document flights over Pereslavl in July 2023 and August 2024, with passengers praising the pilot Evgeny Borisovich and the team's organisation. These dated reviews indicate that the federation was actively operating flights in the mid-2020s. The federation's partner list places it within the regional tourism and government ecosystem, including the Pereslavl Tourist Information Centre, the administration of Pereslavl-Zalessky, the Government of Yaroslavl Oblast, hotels and restaurants, the Pleshcheyevo Lake National Park, and local excursion and wedding providers. No founding year, founder names, ownership structure or corporate parent are disclosed in the available sources, and the organisation does not appear to be publicly listed. Its history is therefore best understood as the evolution of a local ballooning club into a regional federation and commercial flight operator.

• Group of adventure enthusiasts in Pereslavl-Zalessky decides to fly in a hot-air balloon, beginning the history of Pereslavl ballooning (described as the 'distant 2000s').

• Federation operates passenger flights at altitudes of up to 1,500 metres over Pereslavl-Zalessky and Lake Pleshcheyevo.

• Customer review dated 8 July 2023 describes a balloon flight over Pereslavl.

• Customer review dated 26 August 2024 describes a balloon flight over Pereslavl on 25 August 2024.

Regional hot-air balloon federation and tourism experience provider, focused on flights over Pereslavl-Zalessky and Suzdal and on annual balloon festivals in Yaroslavl Oblast.

• Passenger hot-air balloon flights

  Flights over Pereslavl-Zalessky and Suzdal at altitudes of up to 1,500 metres.

• Gift certificate for a flight

  Purchasable certificate that can be given as a gift and redeemed for a balloon flight.

• Tethered ascents

  Tethered balloon ascents offered as a service.

• Advertising on basket/envelope

  Advertising space on balloon baskets and envelopes.

• Festival organisation

  Organisation of balloon festivals, including seasonal Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter events.

1. 1Федерация Воздухоплавания Ярославской области — official websitefly-pz.ru
2. 2Отзывы — official websitefly-pz.ru
3. 3Галерея — official websitefly-pz.ru
4. 4Партнеры — official websitefly-pz.ru
5. 5Aerostatic federation of Yaroslavl region — Wikidatawikidata.org