 The airport was originally planned as a conventional regional airport , but during its construction it was redesigned to accommodate larger jet aircraft . Originally owned by six local municipalities , it was taken over by the state in 1996 . Norsk Air started operations in 1987 , but terminated them the following year . Coast Air introduced state @-@ subsidized services in 1990 , and continued until the contract was won by Teddy Air in 1996 . From 2000 the airport was served by Guard Air , but following their bankruptcy in 2001 , services were taken over by Widerøe for six months , when Arctic Air won a one @-@ year contract . Coast Air resumed the service from 2003 to 2008 , when they went bankrupt . Air Norway then operated services for one year , pending DOT LT 's take over in 2009 . 
