The Royal Norwegian Navy also intended to move due to the hangars being built too low.

Unlike the previous aerodrome at Tangen, Kongsgårdbukta was selected at the landing site for these services.

Widerøe carried out flights for two and a half months that summer, transporting 500 passengers and 10 tonnes of post.

Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik opened on 1 June 1939, allowing air traffic to move there.

[5] The airport was situated on the shore side of Kongsgårdbukta, a bay of Topdalsfjorden in the north-eastern part of the city center.