 During an air show in 1983, the airport was visited by a Boeing 737-200 from Braathens SAFE and General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon from the Royal Norwegian Air Force.In March 1985, Partnair was granted concession for scheduled services from Fornebu via Notodden to Stavanger.The route was started on 15 August using a ten-seat Beechcraft 200 Super King Air and flew twice a day, five days a week.