IMPORTANT INFORMATIONS
CONTACTS
Aníbal Soares: +351 927 501 599
Maria Inês Soares: +351 927 501 516
Publibalão General Phone: +351 963 017 26
Emergency number: 112
WHATSAPP GROUPS
There are 3 WhatsApp groups operating during FIBAQ 2026
29º FIBAQ – INFORMATIONS
This group shall be used exclusively for important information regarding FIBAQ 2026.
29º FIBAQ – FUNNY & FRIENDLY
This group will be used for informal and friendly communications with all FIBAQ participants
FIREFIGHTERS & FIBAQ 2026
This group shall be used for communications and requests for assistance from the Volunteer Firefighters of the participating localities
NOTE: In all groups, you may add your team members.
TEAMS CHECK-IN
Check-in will take place between 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. at Hotel Ponte de Sor, in Ponte de Sor, on November 6th, 2026.
If you expect to arrive outside the specified hours, please notify the organizers immediately.
- The following documents will be requested at check-in time:
- Valid Pilot License
- Medical Certificate
- Pilot’s Log
- Aircraft Log
- Certificate of Registration
- Certificate of Airworthiness
- ARC
- Valid Insurance and receipt of payment
- For teams that have not yet completed payment by the time of their arrival at the event, cash payment will be required at the time of check-in.
- A €200 deposit per team will be required as a security deposit. This amount will be refunded at check-out, provided that the teams attend the closing dinner.
- After check-in, teams must complete the following procedures:
LPG refueling between 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. – Location: Campo da Feira
- Check in at the accommodation assigned by the organization.
Note: The accommodation reservation is under the name of the team’s main rider.
EVENT PROGRAM
NOVEMBER 6th, 2026
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.: Team Check-in
Location: Hotel Ponte de Sor
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.: LPG Refueling
Location: Campo da Feira
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.: Dinner
Location: SRCForos
NOTE: A MEAL VOUCHER IS REQUIRED – breakfast
NOVEMBER 7th, 2026
5:30 a.m. – 7:00 a.m.: Breakfast
Location: Hotel Ponte de Sor
NOTE: A MEAL VOUCHER IS REQUIRED – BREAKFAST VOUCHER.
7:00 a.m. – 7:15 a.m.: Briefing
Location: Hotel Ponte de Sor
7:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.: 1st Flight
Briefing: 7:30 am – 07:45 am
Location: Jardim do Campo da Restauração
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.: LPG Refueling
Location: Campo da Feira
9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.: Tethered Flight (voluntary)
Location: Jardim do Campo da Restauração
12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.: Lunch
Location: SRCForos
NOTE: A MEAL VOUCHER IS REQUIRED – LUNCH VOUCHER.
3:30 p.m – 5:00 p.m.: 2nd FLIGHT
Briefing: 3:30 pm – 3:45 pm
Location: Jardim do Campo da Restauração
4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.: LPG Refueling
Location: Campo da Feira
6:30 p.m. – 7:50 p.m.: NIGHT GLOW
Briefing: 6:30pm – 6:45pm Location: Coreto do Jardim do Campo da Restauração
Balloon positioning and inflation: 6:45 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Location: Jardim do Campo da Restauração
Show starts: 7:30 p.m.
Show ends: 7:50 p.m.
NOTE: This is a moment of high public attendance; therefore, all teams whose balloons are not participating in the Night Glow are kindly asked to cooperate and assist the other teams.
7:50 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.: LPG Refueling
Location: Campo da Feira
8:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.: Dinner
Location: SRCForos
NOTE: A MEAL VOUCHER IS REQUIRED – breakfast
NOVEMBER 8th, 2026
5:30 a.m. – 6:30 a.m.: Breakfast
Local: Hotel Ponte de Sor
NOTE: A MEAL VOUCHER IS REQUIRED – BREAKFAST VOUCHER.
6:30 a.m. – 6:45 a.m.: Briefing
Local: Hotel Ponte de Sor
7:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.: 3rd Flight
Briefing: 7:30 am – 07:45 am
Location: Praia Fluvial de Montargil
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.: LPG Refueling
Location: Praia Fluvial de Montargil
9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.: Tethered Flight (voluntary)
Location: Praia Fluvial de Montargil
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.: Olive Oil Tasting
Location: Sabores Apurados
12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.: Lunch
Location: SRCForos
NOTE: A MEAL VOUCHER IS REQUIRED – LUNCH VOUCHER.
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.: 4th Flight
Briefing: 3:30 pm – 3:45 pm
Location: Praia Fluvial de Montargil
4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.: LPG Refueling
Location: Praia Fluvial de Montargil
8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.: Dinner
Location: SRCForos
NOTE: A MEAL VOUCHER IS REQUIRED – breakfast
NOVEMBER 9th, 2026
05:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.: Breakfast
Local: Hotel Ponte de Sor
NOTE: A MEAL VOUCHER IS REQUIRED – BREAKFAST VOUCHER.
08:00 a.m. – 08:15 a.m.: Briefing
Local: Hotel Ponte de Sor
12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.: Lunch for Teams, Guests, and Sponsors
Location: Fundação Abreu Callado
FREE AFTERNOON
NOTE: TEAM CHECK-IN AT ACCOMMODATIONS IN ALTER DO CHÃO
Contact the organization regarding the check-ins in Alter do Chão.
NOVEMBER 10th, 2026
05:45 a.m. – 06:30 a.m.: Breakfast
Location: Pavilhão Multiusos Alter do Chão
6:30 a.m. – 6:45 a.m.: Briefing
Location: Pavilhão Multiusos Alter do Chão
7:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.: 6th Flight
Briefing: 7:30 am – 07:45 am
Location: Capela do Calvário
09:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.: Cultural Visit – Monforte Experience
Location: Capela do Calvário
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.: LPG Refueling
Location: Sala Polivalente
12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.: Lunch
Local: Sala Polivalente
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.: 7th FLIGHT
Briefing: 3:30 pm – 3:45 pm
Location: Capela do Calvário
4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.: LPG Refueling
Location: Capela do Calvário
8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.: Dinner
Location: Pavilhão Multiusos Alter do Chão
NOVEMBER 11th, 2026
6:00 a.m. – 6:45 a.m.: Breakfast
Location: Pavilhão Multiusos Alter do Chão
6:45 a.m. – 7:00 a.m.: Briefing
Location: Pavilhão Multiusos Alter do Chão
7:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.: 8th Flight
Briefing: 7:30 am – 07:45 am
Location: Terródromo de Fronteira
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.: LPG Refueling
Location: Zona Industrial de Fronteira
10:00 a.m – 11:30 a.m: Wine tasting
Location: Monte da Colónia
12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.: Lunch
Location: Pavilhão Multiusos Alter do Chão
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.: 9th Flight
Briefing: 3:30 pm – 3:45 pm
Location: Terródromo de Fronteira
6:00 p.m – 7:20 p.m: NIGHT GLOW
Briefing: 6:00 p.m – 6:15 p.m Location: Centro Polivalente de Fronteira
Balloon positioning and inflation: 6h15 p.m – 7:00 p.m Location: Loteamento Fonte Nova
Show Start: 7:00 p.m
Show ends: 7:20 p.m
NOTE: This is a moment of high public attendance; therefore, all teams whose balloons are not participating in the Night Glow are kindly asked to cooperate and assist the other teams.
8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.: Dinner
Location: Pavilhão Multiusos Alter do Chão
NOVEMBER 12th, 2026
6:15 a.m. – 7:00 a.m.: Breakfast
Location: Pavilhão Multiusos Alter do Chão
7:00 a.m. – 7:15 a.m.: Briefing
Location: Pavilhão Multiusos Alter do Chão
7:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.: 10th Flight
Briefing: 7:30 am – 07:45 am
Location: Zona Industrial Alter do Chão
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.: LPG Refueling
Location: Zona Industrial Alter do Chão
12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.: Lunch
Location: Pavilhão Multiusos de Alter do Chão
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.: 11th Flight
Briefing: 3:30 pm – 3:45 pm
Location: Zona Industrial Alter do Chão
4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.: LPG Refueling
Location: Zona Industrial Alter do Chão
8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.: Closing Dinner for Teams, Organization, and Partners
Location: Pavilhão Multiusos de Alter do Chão
NOVEMBER 13th, 2026
8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.: Breakfast
Location: Pavilhão Multiusos de Alter do Chão
By 12:00 p.m.: Check-out at accommodations in Alter do Chão
08:00 a.m – 10:00 a.m: Check-out FIBAQ 2026
Location: Pavilhão Multiusos de Alter do Chão
FLIGHTS & LPG
RADIO FREQUENCY
122,9250 MHz
NOTAM
NOVEMBER 7TH, 2026
City: PONTE DE SOR
Date and LMT time of activity start and end:
November 7, 2026 starting at sunrise and ending at 11:00LMT and from 14:30LMT until sunset.
Location and activity altitudes:
In a circle of radius 5Nm with centre at 39°15’14″N 008°00’47″W
Ponte de Sor – Airspace Golf – GND até 3,000ft AMSL
NOVEMBER 8TH, 2026
MONTARGIL
Date and LMT time of activity start and end:
November 8, 2026 starting at sunrise and ending at 11:00LMT and from 14:30LMT until sunset.
Location and activity altitudes:
In a circle of radius 5Nm with centre at 39 07 12N 008 07 32W
Montargil – Airspace Golf – GND até 3,000ft AMSL
NOVEMBER 9TH, 2026
BENAVILA
Date and LMT time of activity start and end:
November 9, 2026 starting at sunrise and ending at 11:00LMT.
Location and activity altitudes:
In a circle of radius 5Nm with centre at 39 06 19N 007 52 24W
Benavila – Airspace Golf – GND até 5,500ft AMSL
NOVEMBER 10TH, 2026
MONFORTE
Date and LMT time of activity start and end:
November 10, 2026 starting at sunrise and ending at 11:00LMT and from 14:30LMT until sunset.
Location and activity altitudes:
In a circle of radius 5Nm with centre at 39 03 18N 007 26 04W
Monforte – Golf airspace – GND up to 5,500 ft AMSL
NOVEMBER 11TH, 2026
FRONTEIRA
Date and LMT time of activity start and end:
November 11, 2026 starting at sunrise and ending at 11:00LMT and from 14:30LMT until sunset.
Location and activity altitudes:
In a circle of radius 5Nm with centre at 39 03 04N 007 38 47W
Fronteira – Golf airspace – GND up to 5,500 ft AMSL
NOVEMBER 12TH, 2026
ALTER DO CHÃO
Date and LMT time of activity start and end:
November 12th, 2026 starting at sunrise and ending at 11:00LMT and from 14:30LMT until sunset.
Location and activity altitudes:
In a circle of radius 5Nm with centre at 39 11 53N 007 39 46W
Alter do Chão – Airspace Golf – GND até 5,500ft AMSL
FLIGHTPACK TRACKER
All teams must have the Ultramagic FlightPack application installed on their mobile phone and/or tablet. This application is mandatory for all free flights during FIBAQ 2026 for all teams.
How to install the FlightPack application:
Access the Play Store (for Android) or the App Store (for iOS).
Search for the “Ultramagic Balloon FlightPack” application and install it on your mobile phone and/or tablet.
After installation, enter **team** (your team number) in the Flight Code field and **fibaq26** in the Team Code field – both fields must be filled in lowercase letters.
With this application, it will be easier to locate all teams during their flight and landing, allowing the organization to assist with rescue or alert you if you are flying toward a landing area that is difficult.
Nevertheless, in case of need, they must ALWAYS contact the organization.
Rescue teams can access the link:
http://www.flightpacktracker.com/
If you wish to follow all teams, enter **fibaq26** in the “Team” field.
If you wish to follow only one team, enter **team** followed by the corresponding team number in the “Flight” field.
LPG
LPG REFUELING LOCATIONS
FRONTEIRA: Zona Industrial de Fronteira
MONFORTE: Capela do Calvário
ALTER DO CHÃO: Zona Industrial de Alter do Chão
PONTE DE SOR: Campo da Feira
MONTARGIL: Praia Fluvial de Montargil
PASSENGERS
During the week of the event, the organisation donated flight vouchers to the Volunteer Fire Brigades of the towns participating in the event, so that they can raise funds and buy the equipment they need to fight fires or provide medical assistance to the population.
All passengers during FIBAQ 2026 are either guests of the event sponsors, journalists, or individuals who have made a donation to the Volunteer Firefighters of the participating localities.
ALL PASSENGERS MUST BE PICKED UP NEAR THE ORGANIZATION IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE PILOTS’ BRIEFING (BEFORE PREPARING THEIR BALLOON).
All passengers must be in possession of a wristband corresponding to the day of the flight and the time. All pilots must ensure that their passengers have the same wristband.
On the solidarity wristbands, the flights are labelled as follows:
Morning flight: “Do you want me to take you to the sky in the morning?” or “Do you want me to take you to the sky?”
Afternoon flight: “Do you want me to take you to the sky in the afternoon?” or “Do you want me to take you to the sky?”
WRISTBAND COLORS
November 7th, 2026 – Ponte de Sor – ORANGE
or
November 8th, 2026 – Montargil – LIGHT BLUE
or
November 9th, 2026 – Abreu Callado Foundation – DARK BLUE
November 10th, 2026 – Monforte – GREEN
or
November 11th, 2026 – RED
or
November 12th, 2026 – Alter do Chão – YELLOW
or
In some situations, solidarity bracelets can also look like this:
The organization will offer all teams €20 for each passenger transported during the FIBAQ week (starting from the 2nd passenger per flight).
The amount will be given to the teams on November 13th, 2026.
The amount will be returned to the teams on 13 November 2026, together with the deposit paid at check-in.
MEALS
All teams are entitled to full meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) throughout the entire event, except for dinner on November 10th, 2026.
MEAL LOCATIONS
PONTE DE SOR and MONTARGIL
Breakfast: Hotel Ponte de Sor
Lunch: SRCForos
Dinner: SRCForos
ALTER DO CHÃO
Breakfast: Pavilhão Multiusos de Alter do Chão
Breakfast: Pavilhão Multiusos de Alter do Chão
Dinner: Pavilhão Multiusos de Alter do Chão
MONFORTE
Lunch: Sala Polivalente
FUNDAÇÃO ABREU CALLADO
Lunch: Fundação Abreu Callado
For some meals, meal vouchers are required (1 voucher per person).
These vouchers were distributed by the organization at check-in and must be MANDATORILY handed to the restaurant staff.
Meals requiring meal vouchers:
6 NOVEMBER – DINNER
7 NOVEMBER – BREAKFAST
7 NOVEMBER – LUNCH
November 7th – Dinner
November 8th – Breakfast
November 8th – Lunch
November 8th – Dinner
November 9th – Breakfast
Notes:
In addition to the colours, all tickets are identified with the name of the corresponding meal (breakfast, lunch and dinner).
If any member of your team doesn’t have a voucher for one of the meals, please contact the organisation (Laura).
ACCOMMODATION
PONTE DE SOR
Accommodation from November 6th to November 9th
Hotel Ponte de Sor | Centro de Artes e Cultura de Ponte de Sor | Casa da Praça |
ALTER DO CHÃO
Accommodation from November 9th to November 13th
Convento d´Alter | Villa Alter | Estação Ferroviária de Fronteira
Notes:
Teams should go to the accommodation provided by the organisation at the time of check-in
On November 9th, 2026, between 5:30 a.m. and 7:00 a.m., teams must deliver their luggage to the organization at Hotel Ponte de Sor.
ALL LUGGAGE MUST BE IDENTIFIED WITH THE WHITE TAGS GIVEN BY THE ORGANISATION WITH THE TEAM NUMBER AND MAIN PILOT´S NAME
The luggage will be transported by the organization to the Abreu Callado Foundation.
CHECK-IN AND CHECK-OUT TIMES
CHECK-IN
November 6th, 2026 – PONTE DE SOR: After FIBAQ 2026 check-in
November 9th, 2026 – ALTER DO CHÃO: After Benavila´s flight
CHECK-OUT
November 09th, 2026 – PONTE DE SOR: Until 12:00 p.m.
November 13th, 2026 – ALTER DO CHÃO: Until 12:00 p.m.
ACTIVITIES AND AWARDS
FIBAQ QUIZZ 2026
Fun is also part of the Festival!
During the dinners on 7, 8, 10 and 11 November, the International Hot Air Balloon Festival (FIBAQ) will challenge participants with the FIBAQ QUIZZ!
A fun and social activity promoting friendly competition, where each table will form a team and everyone will have the opportunity to put their knowledge to the test.
How it works:
Team formation: Each table will form a team and work together to answer the questions.
10 Questions: A total of 10 questions will be displayed, one at a time, for all teams.
Answer time: Each team will have just 5 seconds to write their answer on the whiteboard provided at each table.
Apresentação das respostas: Terminado o tempo, cada equipa deverá mostrar o seu quadro ao júri.
Scoring: Each correct answer submitted within the allotted time is worth 1 point.
THE FINAL ROUND!
At the end of the 10 questions, the 3 highest-scoring teams will advance to the Final Round, where they will face one last challenge to determine the night’s overall winner!
🏆 The winning team will be crowned FIBAQ QUIZZ Champions of the Night!
Think fast. Work together. Win the FIBAQ QUIZZ!
CAÇA A RAPOSA
November 12th, 2026 – 10th Flight
RAMON MIGUEL PRIZE
Ramon Miguel was with us from the first edition until he passed away. And over the years he honoured us with his presence, which became an important reference in the event due to his free spirit, mutual help, friendship and camaraderie that characterises FIBAQ so much.
That’s why, every year, we make a point of remembering him with a very special award.
At the closing dinner, all the teams vote for the one they think was the team or person at the event with the Ramon Miguel spirit.
The team or individual at the event that is considered by the majority of teams to have shown the greatest spirit of cooperation, friendship, and good cheer will be the winner of the Ramon Miguel 2026 Award.
This year, it could be you!
