Only a reduction of 10 percent in the number of scheduled flights using Greentown' s airport will allow the delays that are so common there to be avoided  Hevelia airstrip, 40 miles away, would, if upgraded and expanded, be an attractive alternative for fully 20 percent of the passengers using Greentown airport
Nevertheless, experts reject the claim that turning Hevelia into a full-service airport would end the chronic delays at Greentown
Turning Hevelia into a full-service airport would require not only substantial construction at the airport itself, but also the construction of new access highways.