SIM Cards
Finding it
SIM Cards is in Gate 4 in Terminal 1 near Gate 4 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
- Gate 4
- Level
- 3
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 is one of twelve SIM Cards kiosks spread across JFK, and the one that lands at Gate 4 on Terminal 1's level 3 — right where Dior also sits, rather than further down toward Gate 7. Terminal 1 holds at least one more of these kiosks, at Gate 1, so a passenger who misses this one on the way in has a second chance before leaving the terminal. It's a single-function stop: a data or voice SIM, nothing else, wedged between storefronts that sell fragrance and duty-free goods rather than electronics.
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 past the same checkpoint, so you can reach them without clearing security again.
Sources
- SIM Cards, Terminal 1 - John F. Kennedy International Airport — John F. Kennedy International Airport, checked 2026-09-10
Official Travel Resources
1 verified external links from airport operators and U.S. agencies.