After NLA was founded in 1977, it started working to establish a permanent ambulance helicopter base in the central parts of Eastern Norway.

[1] Initially the foundation started fund-raising to run a one-year trial with a helicopter based near Oslo.

[2] As a promotional stunt, NLA allied with the Norwegian Automobile Federation (NAF) and brought an ADAC helicopter to various sites in Eastern Norway.

This resulted in Akershus Central Hospital (SiA, today Ahus) being selected as the initial base.

[6] The initial base was a simple structure consisting of a plastic hangar and a small room at the hospital.

[10] Until Stavanger Heliport, Central Hospital opened in 1981, Lørenskog was the only ambulance helicopter base in Norway.

[7] The heliport is located on the outskirts of Akershus University Hospital, about 300 meters (980 ft) from the emergency department.

[13] The facility is owned and operated by Innlandet Hospital Trust, part of Southern and Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority.