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Shake Shack (near Gate 12) storefront at Terminal 8
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Shake Shack (near Gate 12)

Terminal 8•Concourse B•Post-Security
BurgersFast Food

Hours

4:30 AM - 10:00 PM

Shake Shack started as a hot dog cart in NYC's Madison Square Park as a mission to raise funds for a public art project.They grew into a global business that continues to Stand for Something Good, expanding their menu to sandwiches, shakes, and libations.

Finding it

Shake Shack (near Gate 12) is in Concourse B, Concourse B in Terminal 8 near Gate 12 at John F. Kennedy International Airport. It is airside, past the security checkpoint, so allow for the queue before you count on it.

Nearest gates
Gate 12
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

Shake Shack (near Gate 12) opens at 4:30am and closes at 10pm. FlyIndex's wait-time data puts the typical JFK checkpoint queue at 28 minutes around 4am.

Across the week, JFK security runs longest around 8am at a median of 33 minutes, and lightest around 2am at 10 minutes. The queue is typically building before this location opens.

Queue figures are medians from FlyIndex's JFK wait-time record, not a live reading.

About this location

At Gate 12 on Concourse B's level 3, this counter opens at 4:30 AM, the same start Dos Toros keeps near Gate 33, and both beat Alchemy's 8:00 AM and iPorte's 5:30 AM further down the concourse for a first-wave departure. Its 10:00 PM close matches iPorte's but runs an hour past Dos Toros nearby, which shuts at 9:00 PM. It's the only Shake Shack JFK has, so this Gate 12 spot is the sole version of the brand's hours and location at the airport.

What to expect

  • burger

Other options in Terminal 8

All past the same checkpoint, so you can reach them without clearing security again.

Sources

Official Travel Resources

1 verified external links from airport operators and U.S. agencies.

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