the airport received permission in 1978 to operate public flights. norving applied for permission to operate taxi route flights, but this was rejected by the ministry of transport and communications because it would drain part of the catchment area of mehamn airport. kjøllevik airport became disused during the 1980s, although both the runway and terminal remain, in a dilapidated state. for a while it was used as a storage area during construction of a windmill park.