Norving announced on 10 December 1987 that they would terminate all operations outside Finnmark. This took effect on 8 January 1988, leaving Rørvik without a scheduled services. Manning of the airport was reduced from eight to six, but the airport remained open from 08 to 23. From the summer schedules of 1988, Rørvik was included in Widerøe's services along the Helgeland coast. The airport had 7,244 passengers in 1988, and the combined subsidies per passengers was . This included in state operating subsidies to the airport, in addition to an operating deficit of covered by the municipality.