Generally, sleeping in the airport is safe as long as you take normal precautions that one should expect to do when sleeping in public places. While we have never received any reports of attacks against airport sleepers, there have been a few bum fondlings. If you do not feel safe, do not attempt to sleep.

• Sheraton JFK Airport Hotel. Jamaica, NY.
• Radisson Hotel JFK Airport. Jamaica, NY.
• Courtyard by Marriott New York JFK Airport. Jamaica, NY.
• Fairfield Inn by Marriott JFK Airport. Jamaica, NY.
• Hampton Inn JFK Airport. Jamaica, NY.
• Hilton Garden Inn Queens/JFK Airport.
• Best Western Jamaica Inn.
• Best Western JFK Airport Hotel.

It opened in 1948 and was initially known as both New York International Airport and Idlewild Airport. Construction for the airport began in 1943 on the grounds of the former Idlewild Beach Golf Course.

JFK Airport Hotels, Day Rooms & Sleep Pods For a quick cat nap, there are sleep pod/cabin options in Terminals 5 and 4 (coming soon), while an onsite hotel at Terminal 5 offers day rooms and overnight rates. Most nearby hotels offer free airport shuttles.

Airport staff in general seem to tolerate overnight sleepers, as long as you understand the Security checkpoints hours, which means you may have to stay in the pre-Security zones. A few travellers have reported seeing homeless people wandering the pre-Security areas at night.

How long can I stay in a lounge? In most lounges the maximum length of stay is 3 hours. We do offer some extended lounges with 4 or 5 hours of access. The access time for each lounge is displayed during the booking process.

Luggage and Layovers If you have an overnight layover, you can request to retrieve your luggage at baggage claim so that you have all of your items with you. However, you’ll need to recheck your luggage in the morning, so plan additional time for going through security again.

When you purchase a connecting flight, checked baggage is usually forwarded to your final destination, and will change planes when you do. When you purchase a layover flight, you will need to claim your bags when you land at your layover destination. Then recheck them the next day when you continue your flight(s).

The customer will need to collect their bag at the final destination on the American 001 ticket. They will pay for the bag on the second ticket when they recheck it. The Minimum Connecting Time (MCT) will usually not be sufficient when the customer has separate tickets issued for each airline.

Tips for making a connecting flight

1. Know the minimum connection time required at your airport.
2. Fly on a single ticket when you need to connect flights.
3. Stick to one airline or alliance on a connection.
4. Avoid two-ticket trips when connecting flights.
5. Pad your schedule.
6. Avoid the last connection.

Do I need to go through security? During your layover, you will, at some point, have to go through airport security. Even if you don’t need to go through immigration, you will most likely have to go through security before you board your next flight.