 Plans for an airport at Fagernes were initiated in 1975 , and approved by Parliament in 1984 , along with three other regional airports , at Rørvik , Mosjøen and Førde Airport , Bringeland . Construction started in 1985 , but plans were changed in 1986 , when local authorities decided to build a longer runway to allow charter flights . The nearby Geilo Airport , Dagali , a two @-@ hour drive away , had already made a similar decision , and was in the process of extending its own runway . The airport opened on 31 October 1987 . The state had initially paid 60 % of the NOK 29 @.@ 3 million investments for the 800 @-@ metre ( 2 @,@ 600 ft ) version of the airport , and the rest was financed by municipal and county grants . The increased cost of building a longer runway was estimated at NOK 59 million , financed by loans and municipal grants , plus a NOK 10 million investment from Dansk <unk> . The airport was owned by Valdres Lufthavn A / S , a privately held limited company with six municipalities as its principal shareholders . Following the airport 's establishment , the Norwegian State Railways ' Valdres Line was closed in 1989 . 
