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Chelsea Lounge

Terminal 8•Level 4•Post-Security
Bars & Cocktails

Hours

4:15 AM - 11:30 PM

Terminal 8's most exclusive lounge allows you to relax in an elegant, modern atmosphere. Sip a drink at the circular champagne bar or enjoy a meal prepared with our partners at the James Beard Foundation.

Finding it

Chelsea Lounge is in Level 4 in Terminal 8 at John F. Kennedy International Airport. It is airside, past the security checkpoint, so allow for the queue before you count on it.

Level
4

Terminal 8 has 49 places to eat and 50 shops in this directory; the earliest opens at 12am.

Hours against the security queue

Chelsea Lounge opens at 4:15am and closes at 11:30pm. 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.

What to expect

  • Lounge

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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