Lines hit Chick-fil-A by 6:30 a.m. in Terminal 1
This Chick-fil-A sits past security in MYR’s Terminal 1 and flips the lights on at 5:00 a.m. Monday–Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday. It’s one of the first spots serving hot food, so beach flights at 7:00–8:00 a.m. drive a crowd here long before sunrise. Pricing tracks normal mainland Chick-fil-A levels, not the usual airport markups.
Breakfast starts right at that 5:00 a.m. open, with the usual chicken biscuits, hash browns, and coffee ready for those first departures. Reviewers mention the line already backed up around 6:30 a.m., but it still moves quicker than the TSA queue most days. If you land on a Thursday or Sunday, note that this location is closed all day.
Daytime hours vary: Mon 05:00–20:30, Tue–Wed 05:00–19:00, Fri 05:00–21:00, Sat 05:00–20:30, with multiple reviews warning they sometimes shut earlier when evening flights thin out. Plan on a 15–20 minute wait during morning and mid-day peaks, especially in summer when MYR fills with families. Seating in the immediate area often ends up packed and a bit messy during those rushes.
What regulars do: they walk straight from security to Chick-fil-A before checking their gate screens, aiming to beat the breakfast surge by 10–15 minutes. Several frequent flyers also grab everything to go and eat at a quieter gate down the concourse instead of squeezing into the nearby tables. They stick to the usual standbys: chicken biscuit combos in the morning, nuggets or sandwiches with waffle fries later in the day.
Watch out for mobile ordering through the Chick-fil-A app; multiple reviews note it’s sometimes disabled during busy periods, so assume walk-up only. Also watch those closing times: if your flight leaves after 19:30 on a lighter travel day, don’t count on a last-minute run. Practical move: on days it’s open, hit this place right after clearing security and aim to be in line by 6:15 a.m. for early departures.