About Us
Columbus Aeronauts wants your hot air balloon experience to be something you'll remember for a lifetime and to share your experience with all of your friends and families. As a company and as a promoter for the sport of hot air ballooning. Safety is and always will be our number one priority and Columbus Aeronaut pilots always make sure we are on the conservative side of deciding to fly or not fly. We are a fair weather operation 365 days a year.
PROMOTIONS RIDES TRAINING
Columbus Aeronauts specializes in scenic hot air balloon passenger flights, private charter flights, tethered balloon promotions and events. We also specialize in working with you to design and order a uniquely custom hot air balloon for your own personal use or for any company or organization that interested in getting a step up on its competition. Columbus Aeronauts will then begin an effective and memorable hot air balloon marketing and advertising promotional campaign to get the biggest impact for your investment.
With our resources we have the ability to set up a promotional tour, Locally, Regionally, Nationally or Internationally.
Our Passenger Flights take place around Central Ohio in the following cities:
DUBLIN
PLAIN CITY
HILLIARD
LEWIS CENTER
NEW ALBANY
ALUM CREEK
WESTERVILLE
GROVE CITY
OSTRANDER
NEW CALIFORNIA
DELAWARE
MARION
GRANVILLE
WEST JEFFERSON
MARYSVILLE
We are also willing to come to your hometown for a scenic hot air balloon flight. But there may be an additional charge for accommidations outside of the Central Ohio area.
For more information, Email or Call Us at
(614) 699-1492
My name is Russ Jurg. I'm a certified FAA Hot Air Balloon Commercial Pilot and Hot Air Balloon Pilot Instructor. I have been around the sport of hot air ballooning for most of my life. Going back to as far as I can remember with seeing my uncle's Yellow Pages hot air balloon over in the Netherlands. Anytime I had the opportunity to be apart of my uncle's balloon chase crew or apart of another pilot's balloon chase crew, i would jump at the chance to be apart of a flight operation.
In 2003, after many years of being in the marketing and advertising industry and traveling around the United States for work. I reached the point in my life where I was ready to finally pursue my childhood dream of becoming a certified FAA hot air balloon pilot and follow in the footsteps of my uncle and my cousin over in the Netherlands.
With Columbus Aeronauts, I am blending both my passion of hot air ballooning, in with my business background to help promote the sport of ballooning, to share the amazing experience of flying in the skies above with as many people as possible. I feel everyone has to experience at least once, what I've been so fortunate to have experienced for most of my life. My focus is also to help market companies and non profit organizations with setting up unique advertising and promotional campaigns locally, regionally, nationally or even internationally with our global resources.
Columbus Aeronauts and my childhood dream would not have been possible without my mom's love and support. Without her love and support through the years growing up. My dream of becoming a commerical hot air balloon pilot wouldnt have become reality. She supported me when no one else would. She encouraged me to always follow my dream. My mom was an angel here on Earth. I was truly blessed to have her as my mom. She was my best friend. In January of 2021, my mom passed away suddenly at the age of 72 years old. Less than a month short of turning 73. It was the hardest and saddest day of my life and changed my life forever. Everyday from now on is a tribute and dedication to my loving, supportive and beautiful mother. I owe everything that i am to her. I wouldn't be where I am in life without her being my mom.
I miss you and love you sooo much Mom !!! Every second of every day !!!
Rest in Peace Mom
Lenore Susan Stafford Jurg
