The John F Kennedy Airport Lost and Found service can help travelers understand what to do when personal belongings are misplaced during the security screening process at John F. Kennedy International Airport. Items left at a TSA security checkpoint may be handled differently from belongings lost elsewhere in the airport, so passengers should identify where they last had the item before submitting a report. Travelers should provide detailed information such as the item description, approximate location, date, and time it was lost.

For belongings lost inside a terminal, at an airline counter, or in another airport facility, passengers may need to contact the appropriate airport or airline lost-and-found department instead. Keeping boarding passes and travel details available can help when reporting a missing item. The JFK Airport TSA Lost and Found process is designed to help passengers determine the appropriate agency to contact and improve the chances of recovering misplaced belongings after passing through airport security.