PIRAMIDA89 In May 1945, as German forces were ousted from Norway, the airport was taken over by the Allies and the Royal Norwegian Air Force. None of the civilian airlines were in operation, and the Air Force started flying commercial flights. In 1946, DNL launched plans to expand the north-south runway to 3,000 m (9,800 ft) by taking into use the whole peninsula. The 1,200 m (3,900 ft) runway was sufficient for Douglas DC-3 aircraft, but insufficient for larger Douglas DC-4s.|Forum for the Restoration of Democracy - Kenya