Originally Posted by as219
First, it's a hike to the gate. Unless you plan to get to JFK way ahead of time for a glass of booze, there's really no point, as you need to leave 10 minutes early anyway.
Seriously? It really is not that far from the gates, certainly not 10 minutes, unless of course you had too many free cocktails and stumble down the escalators. In all honesty, if it takes you more than a minute or two to get from the IFL to the gates, you are doing something wrong.