Amenities, from 14 metrics
Terminal 5 at John F. Kennedy International (JFK) has 1 lounge. Served by Cape Air, JetBlue Airways, Sun Country Airlines.
Lounges
Details checked as recently as .
Best-rated lounge in Terminal 5
BlueHouse4.6
Amenity ratings
Security speed, bag delivery, the walk to your gate, and the rest of terminal life, each scored 1–5.
What a 5 means for each metric
- Security speed
- through the checkpoint in minutes, even at peak
- Check-in & bag drop
- short lines, plenty of kiosks, quick bag drop
- Baggage delivery
- bags on the belt by the time you reach it
- Walk to gates
- short walks, moving walkways where it's long
- Signage & wayfinding
- clear signs, easy to find your gate
- Cleanliness
- spotless floors, restrooms, and seating
- Food & drink
- real restaurants and good coffee, not just kiosks
- Shopping
- useful shops, not only duty-free perfume
- Wi-Fi
- free, fast, no captive-portal hassle
- Gate seating
- comfortable seats with power at every gate
- Power outlets
- outlets and USB at most seats
- Quiet
- no blaring announcements or gate-area chaos
- Restrooms
- clean, plentiful, never a queue
- Accessibility
- step-free routes, help easy to find
Airlines served
Quick answers
How many lounges are in Terminal 5 at John F. Kennedy International?
Lounge Frog lists 1 lounge in Terminal 5 at John F. Kennedy International (JFK): BlueHouse.
Which airlines fly from Terminal 5 at John F. Kennedy International?
Cape Air, JetBlue Airways and Sun Country Airlines fly from Terminal 5 at John F. Kennedy International (JFK).
What is the best lounge in Terminal 5?
The highest-rated lounge in Terminal 5 at John F. Kennedy International (JFK) on Lounge Frog is BlueHouse, at 4.6 out of 5.
Is Terminal 5 a good terminal?
Lounge Frog rates Terminal 5 at JFK 2.7 out of 5 overall, the average of 14 editorial metrics such as security speed and bag delivery.
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Coverage
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News
News about JFK Terminal 5
NewsShake Shack and Dunkin' open in JFK Terminal 5 as JetBlue's $100 million refresh rolls on
SSP America opened both in T5's Center Node, part of 40-plus new shops and restaurants. BlueHouse is still the terminal's only lounge.
- Ranking
The 10 best lounges at New York JFK in 2026
JFK's ten best lounges ranked by overall rating, with the terminal, gate, hours and access rules for each one.
- Roundup
JetBlue's BlueHouse lounges now admit every Mint passenger, not just international ones
Since August 27, a Mint or Mint Flex boarding pass on any route gets you into BlueHouse at JFK and the new Boston lounge. The coming Mint Base fare and BlueFirst are excluded.
NewsAmex plans a 30,000-square-foot Newark Centurion Lounge and a second Heathrow lounge, in Terminal 5
Newark's Centurion Lounge grows to 30,000+ square feet but slips to 2027. Heathrow Terminal 5 gets one in 2028. Philadelphia closes Oct. 16 to double in size, and Houston nearly triples by 2028.
NewsJetBlue's rough six months: fuel losses, a bond scare, new lounges
JetBlue lost money as fuel prices jumped, and its bonds fell hard in October. It also opened a Boston lounge, launched BlueFirst and went after Spirit's old customers in Fort Lauderdale.
NewsJetBlue will upgrade every Mosaic member to BlueFirst in 2027 and adds BlueHouse lounge passes as perks
From Feb. 1, 2027, all four Mosaic levels get free space-available upgrades to BlueFirst, and a BlueHouse lounge pass joins the milestone perks.
NewsJetBlue opens BlueHouse Boston and gives Mint and Mint Flex passengers free lounge access
JetBlue's second lounge opened August 27 in Boston Logan's Terminal C. All Mint and Mint Flex fares now include BlueHouse access, but a new cheaper Mint Base fare does not.
- Roundup
Every airport lounge that opened in 2025
Forty-one photographed lounges opened in 2025; card issuers and airlines claimed most of the highest-rated arrivals.