Kiehl's
Hours
5:00 AM - 11:15 PM
Finding it
Kiehl's is in Retail Hall in Terminal 4 at John F. Kennedy International Airport. It is airside, past the security checkpoint, so allow for the queue before you count on it.
- Level
- 3
Terminal 4 has 47 places to eat and 39 shops in this directory; the earliest opens at 12am.
Hours against the security queue
Kiehl's opens at 5am and closes at 11:15pm. FlyIndex's wait-time data puts the typical JFK checkpoint queue at 28 minutes around 5am.
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
There are two Kiehl's counters at this airport, and this one holds the Retail Hall in Terminal 4 between Hugo Boss and Lego. It opens at 5:00 AM, tying Lego's start and beating Hugo Boss's 6:00 AM opening by a full hour, and closes at 11:15 PM. Cosmetics is the single feature attached to it, a narrower shelf than the apparel and sunglasses next door or the toys across the aisle. For anyone moving through before 6 AM, this is one of two storefronts on the row already open.
What to expect
- Cosmetics
Other options in Terminal 4
All past the same checkpoint, so you can reach them without clearing security again.
Sources
- Kiehl's, Terminal 4 - John F. Kennedy International Airport — John F. Kennedy International Airport, checked 2026-09-10
- Where To Shop - JFK Airport — JFK Airport, checked 2026-09-10
- OpenStreetMap — airport venue data — OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), checked 2026-09-10
Official Travel Resources
1 verified external links from airport operators and U.S. agencies.