The Goodyear Blimp is in Western New York and if you are in the Northtowns you have a good shot at seeing it fly around at some point this morning! Why is The Goodyear Blimp here in Western New York? The airship is in town for an event for employees at the Goodyear Plant in Niagara Falls. Here are some other fun facts of the Goodyear Blimp:The Goodyear Blimp is 246 feet long and 58 feet high. The thunderbird planes made it to Western New York on Tuesday afternoon and are getting ready for the show happening in Rochester, New York.