Sola Air Station, located close to the airport, was one of the four inaugural bases of the 330 Squadron.

In addition to the high operating costs, each base required to have an anesthesiologist on duty at any given time.

Twenty-three municipalities in the counties of Rogaland, Hordaland and Vest-Agder supported the initiative from NLA and awarded funding.

To fund the establishment, NLA largely approached private companies and asked for charitable donations.

[5] The base opened on 4 June 1981 as Stavanger Heliport, Central Hospital,[6] originally with a Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm Bo 105 helicopter.

The Sea Kings can only land in critical situations due to an insufficient safety area.

There are two helipads, the main one is situated on the roof of the base and is connected, although 100 meters (330 ft) away, from the emergency department.

[9] The facility is owned and operated by Stavanger Hospital Trust, part of Western Norway Regional Health Authority.