 On 5 January 2001, a test flight with representatives from eight countries was made to Henriksenskjera.From there, a DHC-6/300 Twin Otter, Basler BT-67 and a helicopter was used to distribute the crew and supplies to the various bases.In addition to evaluating the airfield at Novolazarevskaya, an evaluation was performed at Troll in January 2002.