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SIM Cards

Terminal 1•Arrivals•Pre-Security
Tech

Finding it

SIM Cards is in Arrivals in Terminal 1 at John F. Kennedy International Airport. It sits landside, so you can reach it without a boarding pass — and you still have to clear security afterwards.

Level
1

Terminal 1 has 30 places to eat and 34 shops in this directory; the earliest opens at 5am.

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 kiosk sits on level 1 of Terminal 1, within sight of the Air France lounge entrance and sandwiched between Bally and Brookstone. The only feature listed here is SIM cards, so it's a single-purpose stop rather than a phone shop with accessories or repairs. No hours are posted for it, so the surest bet is to check when passing rather than plan a connection around it. Terminal 1 doesn't carry another SIM Cards stand in this set, making this the one stop on that level for arriving passengers who need to get a number working before they leave the building.

One of 12 SIM Cards locations at John F. Kennedy International Airport (Terminal 1, Terminal 4, Terminal 7, Terminal 8).

What to expect

  • SIM cards

Other options in Terminal 1

All landside, so you can reach any of these before security.

Sources

Official Travel Resources

1 verified external links from airport operators and U.S. agencies.

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