It is largely unused and is now owned by the Norwegian Directorate of Public Construction and Property and the Finnmark Estate.

[7] The airfield is located 3 kilometers (2 mi) north of the village centre, at an elevation of 355 meters (1,165 ft) above mean sea level in a flat area.

The aerodrome is owned by the Norwegian Directorate of Public Construction and Property, which leases the land from the Finnmark Estate.

Kautokeino's population of 2,935 make an estimated 10,000 annual flights from Alta Airport, located 135 kilometers (84 mi) by road and 1 hour and 50 minutes from the village.

Avinor studied two alternative services, one with three daily flights directly to Tromsø and one using the existing Dash 8 aircraft network.

An economic analysis showed that the airport would have a negative net present value for society of NOK 1014 million, excluding operating subsidies for the airline.

There is little time gain from the project as travellers to Oslo would have to fly via Sørkjosen to Tromsø and there change aircraft, instead of taking direct flights from Alta.