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WORLD HOT AIR BALLOON CHAMPIONSHIP 2022
Honorary patronage of the
President of the Republic of Slovenia
Mr. Borut Pahor
We are proud to announce that 24th FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship Murska Sobota 2022 is taking place under the honorary patronage of the President of the Republic of Slovenia Mr. Borut Pahor.
About World Championship
The 2022 World Hot Air Balloon Championship will take place from 16 to 23 September 2022 at Murska Sobota Airport. As a prelude or a kind of dress rehearsal, the Pre-Competition or the Slovenian Open National Hot Air Balloon Championships was held from 27 August to 1 September 2019. In year 2020 we organized the National Open Hot Air Balloon Championship in Murska Sobota and for the first time in the history of Slovenia the take-off of gas balloons from the Expano Pavilion at Lake Soboško.
WHAT OFFERS 24th FAI WORLD
HOT AIR BALLOON
CHAMPIONSHIP MURSKA SOBOTA 2022?
Opening event with the largest aviation event in Slovenia in 2020, which will host pilots from all ower the world.
A rich accompanying program
for the whole family.
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Honorary patronage of the President of the Republic of Slovenia Borut Pahor
Presentation of the postage stamp and press conference Murska Sobota 11 July 2022
Press conference Ljubljana 23. June 2022
105 competitors from 34 countries registered for the World Championship
Car rental
All participants of the World Championship can book the desired vehicle through our partner Avant car. For the best conditions please use their website. Participants can choose between many different vehicles (including Tesla Model 3 and Y), available on several pick-up locations in Slovenia (Ljubljana, Ljubljana Airport (Brnik), Maribor).