The Goodyear Blimp is 246 feet long (75 meters), which would cover about 80% of a football field. It is 58 feet (18 meters) high and holds three Olympic-sized swimming pools' worth of helium.

The Goodyear Blimp is 246 feet long (75 meters), which would cover about 80% of a football field. It is 58 feet (18 meters) high and holds three Olympic-sized swimming pools' worth of helium.

Goodyear is calling it a "once-in-a-lifetime event" as the company prepares to send all three of its iconic blimps, together, over northeast Ohio in honor of the Goodyear Blimp’s 100th anniversary.

Goodyear celebrated the 100th anniversary of its iconic blimp with three Goodyear airships performing victory laps over Akron, Ohio three days this week.

FILE – The Goodyear Blimp is prepared for takeoff, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, in New Smyrna Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Mark Long, File) Goodyear gets helium for its blimps from multiple sources.

Goodyear began making airships for the U.S. Navy in 1917, and its first blimp — the first commercial non-rigid airship flown using helium — launched years later, becoming a marketing tool.

The iconic Goodyear airships are taking a “victory lap” over the skies of an Ohio city this week. The Akron-based company is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the inaugural flight ...

The iconic Goodyear airships are taking a victory lap over the skies of an Ohio city this week. The Akron-based tire company is celebrating the 100th anniversary of “Pilgrim,” its first blimp ...

The Goodyear Blimp is 246 feet long, which would cover about 80% of a football field. It is 58 feet high and holds three Olympic-sized swimming pools’ worth of helium. Goodyear gets helium for ...

The iconic Goodyear airships are taking a victory lap over the skies of an Ohio city this week.. The Akron-based tire company is celebrating the 100th anniversary of “Pilgrim,” its first blimp ...