Licorice
Terminal 8•Level 3•Pre-Security
Vending machine offering high-end taffy, licorice, and caramels.
Finding it
Licorice is in Level 3 in Terminal 8 at John F. Kennedy International Airport. It sits landside, so you can reach it without a boarding pass — and you still have to clear security afterwards.
- Level
- 3
Terminal 8 has 49 places to eat and 50 shops in this directory; the earliest opens at 12am.
Hours against the security queue
Across the week, JFK security runs longest around 8am at a median of 33 minutes, and lightest around 2am at 10 minutes.
Queue figures are medians from FlyIndex's JFK wait-time record, not a live reading.
What to expect
- candy
- Vending machine
Other options in Terminal 8
All landside, so you can reach any of these before security.
Sources
- Licorice, Terminal 8 - John F. Kennedy International Airport — John F. Kennedy International Airport, checked 2026-09-10
Official Travel Resources
1 verified external links from airport operators and U.S. agencies.