Longest time travelled (Handicap) (#1), Open

There were 26 ballooning events at the 1900 Paris Exposition, which were more properly termed exhibitions. They were mixed, with both men and women participating. The events all took place starting at the Aérostation, at the Parc de Vincennes, in Paris.

There were four balloon events contested for longest time travelled: two with handicaps, one without handicap, and what was termed a second-degree event, which was only open to balloonists who had won prizes in the first three events. This handicap event was won by Jacques Balsan, who also won the longest time aloft event without handicap. He was aloft for 18 hours and 4 minutes, covering 270 km and landing near Boussac-Bourg, Creuse, in France. Balsan had two assistants onboard, Louis Godard and Genty, and he received a gilded plaque valued at 500 francs.