The Naval air station consisted of three portable hangars, a barracks and an outhouse.

The station was established to allow two Sopwith Babies to assist the Royal Norwegian Navy in minesweeping around Karmøy.

The need for an airport in Haugaland for the Naval Air Service arose in 1918, during the late stages of the First World War.

The airport's structures were built Norsk Barakke- og Imprigneringskompani and sent by railway from Hamar to Bergen and onwards to Karmøy by barge, arriving on 27 October 1918.

In case they found any, they would note its location on a map and drop it to the crew on the nearest minesweeper.

[1] After a request from the fisheries organizations, the Navy Air Services agreed to assist in the search for herring.

The station was reactivated on 5 February 1919 and two days later the two Sopwiths were attempted returned to Avaldsnes.