Chelsea Lounge
Hours
4:15 AM - 11:30 PM
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.
About this location
One of three lounges clustered on Level 4 of Terminal 8 alongside Greenwich and Soho, this one keeps the latest closing time of the group at 11:30 PM, an hour past the Admirals Club Lounge on the same floor. Its 4:15 AM opening matches the earliest departures out of this terminal. No feature beyond the lounge itself is called out, which puts the emphasis on space to wait rather than any particular amenity. For a traveler on a late evening arrival or a delayed flight, this is the last of the four still open.
What to expect
- Lounge
Other options in Terminal 8
All past the same checkpoint, so you can reach them without clearing security again.
Sources
- Chelsea Lounge, Terminal 8 - John F. Kennedy International Airport — John F. Kennedy International Airport, checked 2026-09-10
- Lounges & Rest - JFK Airport — JFK Airport, checked 2026-09-10
Official Travel Resources
1 verified external links from airport operators and U.S. agencies.