Longest time flying a balloon
- Who
- Brian Jones, Bertrand Piccard, Breitling Orbiter 3
- What
- 19/21/47 day(s):hour(s):minute(s)
- Where
- Egypt (Cairo,)
- When
- 21 March 1999
The FAI endurance record for a manned balloon is 19 days 21 hr 47 min, set by Brian Jones (UK) and Bertrand Piccard (Switzerland) between 1 and 21 March 1999, when they flew from Chateau d'Oex, Switzerland and landed 500 km (300 miles) from Cairo, Egypt.
19 days 21 hr 47 min = 477 hours 47 min in total.
Bertrand and Brian piloted the Breitling Orbiter 3.