It was agreed that Det Danske Luftfartsselskab - later SAS - would start flying on the route in exchange for a subsidy by the owners.

On the contrary, the airport's ongoing development was paid for with the operating income and no additional public support aside from the owners' initial deposits.

In 1991 the present terminal, Glass House on the Heath, designed by the architecture firm Torsten Riis Andersen, was inaugurated.

As of 1 January 2007 the owners are Herning, Holstebro, Ikast-Brande, Lemvig, Ringkobing-Skjern, Silkeborg, Skive, Struer, and Viborg municipalities.

However, by sheer luck, Norwegian Air Shuttle announced four daily flights to Copenhagen on an all-year basis, operated by a Boeing 737-800 just after Cimber shut down.