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New York J F Kennedy International Airportimmigration & passport control wait time

New York, NY · 6 arrival terminals

Current average
41min
Hour 23:00 · Terminal 4 (IAT)
Peak max
108min
Booths open
20
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By terminal

  • Terminal 7 (British)
    Hour 23:00
    Avg22min
    US13min
    Visitor35min
    Max60min
  • Terminal 5 (Jet Blue)
    Hour 22:00
    Avg6min
    US5min
    Visitor7min
    Max10min
  • Terminal 8 (American)
    Hour 22:00
    Avg8min
    US7min
    Visitor10min
    Max18min
  • Terminal 4 (IAT)
    Hour 23:00
    Avg41min
    US17min
    Visitor61min
    Max108min
  • Delta
    Avg—
    US—
    Visitor—
    Max—
  • Terminal 1
    Hour 23:00
    Avg26min
    US17min
    Visitor31min
    Max71min

Wait = time to clear passport control. US-citizen / visitor split per CBP. Excludes baggage and connecting re-screening.

How CBP measures this. The wait shown is how long arriving passengers took to clear Passport Control at JFK in the most recent reported hour, averaged across processed flights. Visitors (non-US citizens) typically wait longer than US citizens and Global Entry members.

Numbers update hourly and reflect completed hours, so they read as a recent history rather than a live queue. Plan connections with the peak max in mind, not the average.

Source: CBP Airport Wait TimesRefreshed hourly