Starbucks
Finding it
Starbucks is in Center Node in Terminal 5 near Center Node 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
- Center Node
- Level
- 3
Terminal 5 has 33 places to eat and 8 shops in this directory; the earliest opens at 3:30am.
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.
About this location
This Starbucks sits at Terminal 5's Center Node, the level-3 link between the terminal's gate piers rather than inside either concourse itself. JFK has six other Starbucks locations spread across its terminals, so this is one of seven at the airport overall, not a standalone stop. Being at the connector point rather than down a single pier means it's reachable from either side of Terminal 5 without committing to one concourse first, which the other Starbucks tucked into a single pier can't offer.
One of 4 Starbucks locations at John F. Kennedy International Airport (Terminal 1, Terminal 4, Terminal 5).
What to expect
- coffee_shop
Other options in Terminal 5
All past the same checkpoint, so you can reach them without clearing security again.
Sources
- Starbucks, Terminal 5 - JFK Airport — The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, checked 2026-09-10
Official Travel Resources
1 verified external links from airport operators and U.S. agencies.