Teterboro TEB airport is the most convenient priavet field for general aviation and charter flights in the New York City area. Teterboro, the first airport in the metropolitan area when it opened in 1919, is more likely to conjure grimaces than pride. Teterboro is also an important gateway for organ transplants and other medical services, said Michael Klein, chief executive of OpenAir, a charter company that operates out of Teterboro Airport. Airlifting a kidney or a heart needs to be done on short notice a difficult task at commercial hubs, where takeoffs and landings must be scheduled days in advance
