In addition to commercial airlines, the airport was also used by a number of rescue services, including the Swedish Coast Guard.

The airport still accommodates general aviation activities, including two flying clubs, Aeroklubben i Göteborg and Chalmers flygklubb.

[7] However, on 13 January 2015, the decision was published to close the airport permanently to passenger traffic, owing to the high cost of fixing the runway/taxiway problem.

[8] The airport was kept open until the end of 2015 in the hope of attracting a possible buyer who could agree to Swedavia's conditions and ensure a long-term plan.

[9] In May 2016, it was announced that a motorsport circuit would be built at the Säve Airport, intended to host Scandinavian Touring Car Championship races.

Somehow this did not come to fruition so far (2021), while the airfield itself is not closed but still open for general aviation, home of two aeroclubs and a commercial flight school as well as police and ambulance helicopters.