Avinor is considering the regional airport structure in Southern Norway and has looked at the fate of Sandane airport.
Of the five airports in the northwest, Sandane is by far the least used.
Avinor has started a process to look at the airport structure in Sogn og Fjordane.
After 2010, no new aircraft can be purchased except for small ones, which can use very short runways such as Sandane.
Early plans have looked at closing down Førde Airport, Bringeland and Sandane Airport while expanding the runway at Florø Airport to 2,000 meters (6,600 ft).
This would allow for jetliners to operate from Florø to Oslo with significantly lower ticket prices and remove the need for subsidies.

Previously, the Ministry of Transport and Communications has proposed closing Sandane Airport and splitting the traffic between Førde and Ørsta-Volda Airport, Hovden.
The road distance from Sandane to Førde-Bringeland is 97 kilometers (60 mi).
People in Nordfjordeid and Stryn on the other side of Nordfjorden have been users of Sandane Airport.
Road projects, such as the 2012 opening of the Kviv Tunnel has created one hour road distance without ferry for them to Hovden.
Combined with the inability to extend the runway at Sandane further, this could cause the authorities to close down the airport.
Avinor is considering the regional airport structure in Southern Norway and has looked at the fate of Sandane airport. Of the five airports in the northwest, Sandane is by far the least used. Avinor has started a process to look at the airport structure in Sogn og Fjordane. After 2010, no new aircraft can be purchased except for small ones, which can use very short runways such as Sandane. Early plans have looked at closing down Førde Airport, Bringeland and Sandane Airport while expanding the runway at Florø Airport to 2,000 meters (6,600 ft). This would allow for jetliners to operate from Florø to Oslo with significantly lower ticket prices and remove the need for subsidies.
Previously, the Ministry of Transport and Communications has proposed closing Sandane Airport and splitting the traffic between Førde and Ørsta-Volda Airport, Hovden. The road distance from Sandane to Førde-Bringeland is 97 kilometers (60 mi). People in Nordfjordeid and Stryn on the other side of Nordfjorden have been users of Sandane Airport. Road projects, such as the 2012 opening of the Kviv Tunnel has created one hour road distance without ferry for them to Hovden. Combined with the inability to extend the runway at Sandane further, this could cause the authorities to close down the airport.
Sandane Airport, Anda