JFKNew York
How long is the TSA line at JFK right now?
Longest line right now
27 min
at Terminal 8 · about usual for 5 am
At 5:44 am EST, Mon 9 Nov, JFK’s standard lines run 1 to 27 min and PreCheck 0 to 8 min. Terminal 1 is moving at 1 min.
Read from panynj.gov at 5:44 am EST, Mon 9 Nov
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When each checkpoint is quiet
The usual standard wait each hour, from our readings every minute over the last four weeks.
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Right now
Questions people ask
Is TSA PreCheck shorter at JFK right now?
PreCheck lanes read 0 to 8 min, standard lanes 1 to 27 min. Terminal 7 shows no PreCheck lane right now.
Which JFK checkpoint is fastest right now?
Terminal 1, 1 min. The longest is Terminal 8, 27 min.
When is JFK security quietest?
Around 1 am, when the longest line usually runs 7 min. It peaks around 2 pm at 33 min. At this hour it usually runs 32 min.
How current is this number?
Read at 5:44 am local time from Port Authority of NY & NJ. We check every minute, and a reading over 30 minutes old says so.
Sources
Where the numbers come from
Port Authority of NY & NJ publishes JFK’s security waits at panynj.gov. We read them every minute and show the time of each read. Nothing here is predicted.