Yes, open-air smoking outside the terminal building, landside, is permitted at Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) in Salta, under Ley 26.687, Argentina’s nationwide ban on smoking in enclosed public spaces. The airport publishes no designated smoking area of its own, and it lists no smoking facility after security.
Also known as El Aybal, SLA sits about 7 kilometres southwest of the city centre. It is the main air hub of the Argentine Andes — roughly 1.46 million passengers in 2023, the busiest airport in northern Argentina — on routes to Buenos Aires, regional cities, and international connections including Lima.
Where to Smoke
Ley 26.687 keeps every enclosed public space in Argentina smoke-free, so no airport terminal in the country keeps an indoor smoking room, and SLA is no exception. Beyond that national baseline, SLA’s own website names no smoking area, marked spot or signage of its own — the open air outside the terminal building, on the landside, is the option the law leaves open.
After Security
SLA’s own service and facilities listings do not name an airside smoking room anywhere in the terminal, whether you’re travelling domestically or on the international route to Lima. Smoke landside, before the checkpoint, since the airport lists nothing past security; our guide to smoking during layovers covers general planning for a tight connection.
Lounge
The Salta by AMAE Lounge has no smoking room. It opens 06:30 to 22:00 daily and sits landside — before passport control and security — on the ground floor of the main terminal.
Vaping
SLA 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.
For onward international connections, Ezeiza International’s outdoor smoking area follows the same landside pattern.
Summary
| Area | Smoking | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Indoor terminal | No | Smoke-free nationwide under Ley 26.687 |
| After security / airside | No | SLA’s own listings name no smoking facility |
| Salta by AMAE Lounge | No | No smoking room |
| Outdoor landside | Yes | Permitted under Ley 26.687; no marked spot published |
| Vaping | Landside open air only | No separate airport rule; vape only where smoking is permitted |
For Argentina’s airport smoking rules and vaping law, see our Argentina airport guide.