Yes, open-air smoking landside, outside the terminal building, is permitted at Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio Taravella International Airport (COR) in Córdoba, under Argentina’s national law banning smoking in every enclosed public space. The airport publishes no dedicated smoking area of its own, and it lists no airside facility — treat the open air outside the terminal, before security or after you land, as the option.
Córdoba’s airport, known locally as Pajas Blancas, sits about 9 kilometres northwest of the city centre. Official 2017 figures put it at roughly 2.9 million passengers a year, ranking it Argentina’s third-busiest, through a single terminal that was expanded to three levels in a 2002 renovation.
Where to Smoke
Argentina’s Ley 26.687 bans smoking in enclosed public spaces nationwide, so airports do not provide an indoor smoking room. Beyond that national default, COR’s own website publishes no information about a dedicated smoking area — the practical reading is that the open air outside the terminal building, landside, is where the law allows a cigarette. The airport’s own site lists no specific spot, signage or marked area.
After Security
COR’s own service listings for the airport do not mention an airside smoking facility. Passengers who want to smoke should plan on doing so landside, before the checkpoint. If you are connecting or transiting, the airport does not publish a re-clearance procedure for a smoke break, so allow extra time and check with your airline before attempting one; for general layover planning, see our guide to smoking during layovers.
Lounges
The AMAE Lounge at COR sits landside, on the ground floor of the arrivals hall, open 06:30–22:00. It has no smoking area.
Vaping
COR publishes no separate rule for e-cigarettes, so vape only where smoking is permitted: in the open air landside, outside the terminal, and not indoors or airside. Argentina also bans the sale and import of e-cigarettes and heat-not-burn devices under ANMAT Disposición 3226/2011, so do not expect to buy a device or refills locally.
Most connections from Córdoba route through Buenos Aires — see the landside smoking area at Aeroparque Jorge Newbery or the outdoor smoking area at Ezeiza International if your itinerary connects through either one.
Summary
| Area | Smoking | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Indoor terminal | No | Smoke-free under Ley 26.687 |
| After security / airside | No | The airport lists no airside facility |
| AMAE Lounge | No | Landside, arrivals hall; no smoking area |
| Outdoor landside | Yes | Open-air smoking permitted under national law; no marked area published |
| Vaping | Outdoor landside only | No separate airport rule; vape only where smoking is permitted; e-cigarette sale/import banned nationally |
For Argentina’s airport smoking rules and vaping law, see our Argentina airport guide.