Kalmar "kite balloon" yawanci tana nufin nau'in balloon da aka ƙera don haɗa shi da ƙasa ta hanyar igiya ko layi, kamar kyan gani. Ana amfani da irin wannan nau'in balloon don dubawa ko bincike, saboda ana iya ɗaga shi zuwa tsayi mai mahimmanci sannan a ajiye shi na wani lokaci mai tsawo. Kite balloons yawanci sifar iska ne kuma suna iya samun fins ko wasu fasalulluka masu daidaitawa don taimaka musu su riƙe matsayinsu a cikin iska.