The heliport was owned and operated by Hordaland County Municipality, with helicopter services provided by Norsk Luftambulanse (NLA).

[2] When the Central Block of Haukeland was built during the 1980s, there were originally plans to place a helipad on the roof.

In 2002 the owner of the lot, Bergen Municipality, signed an option to allow Bergensia Badeland to build a swimming pool at the site.

There was a three-month resignation clause in the rental agreement, and Bergen Heath Trust, which had taken over the ownership of the hospital that year, therefore decided that it would need to move the heliport to Grønneviksøren.

Originally it consisted of a series of camping wagons used as offices and with the crew stationed in a hotel.

[11] The position involved patients having to transfer to an ambulance and spent ten minutes in transit to the hospital.

[1] Although a disadvantage for helicopter patients, it allowed the anesthesiologist on duty to be on call for emergencies in the vicinity by car.

Located only minutes from the city center, this allowed for quick responses to accidents and emergencies downtown.