[3] The airline therefore contacted Gamvik Municipality in December 1969 and proposed that an airfield be built within a year, which it could operate with its Britten-Norman Islander aircraft.

In early 1971, Norving and local interested parties started looking for a suitable site in the village of Gamvik.

It was possible to take advantage of the weather station and radio navigation equipment at Slettnes Lighthouse.

[3] Initially the CAA supported Gamvik as a location for a regional airport, in part because of the lower investment costs.

[5] The operation of the airport was carried out as a cooperation between Gamvik Search and Rescue Corps and Norving.

Yngvar Svendsen, the airline's contact person in Gamvik, was responsible for operations and manned the radio.