Bosnia and Herzegovina Airport Smoking Areas

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Bosnia and Herzegovina’s main international gateway is Sarajevo International Airport (SJJ), and every smoking option there is outdoors: marked areas with ashtrays landside in front of the terminal, plus an open-air balcony at the airside Premium Lounge. A December 2024 ban on tobacco use in enclosed public spaces closed the airport’s old indoor smoking room.

How Bosnia and Herzegovina Airport Smoking Works

Sarajevo Airport sits in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, whose 2023 Law on the Control and Restricted Use of Tobacco, Tobacco Products and Other Smoking Products, together with a 2024 Ordinance on Conditions for Special Smoking Areas, ended smoking in enclosed public spaces in December 2024:

  • Marked outdoor areas with ashtrays landside, in front of the passenger terminal
  • The Premium Lounge’s open-air balcony, airside, past security, open to any passenger on a walk-in fee
  • The enclosed terminal — check-in hall, waiting lounges, boarding gates and restrooms — is smoke-free since December 2024
  • E-cigarettes are covered by the same enclosed-space ban as tobacco — use the outdoor points

The Hub

Sarajevo International Airport (SJJ). Bosnia and Herzegovina’s main airport, carrying 2.23 million passengers in 2025. Sarajevo Airport’s smoking areas are the marked outdoor points landside and the open-air balcony of the Premium Lounge, which opened in April 2024, airside.

Tips for Smokers at Bosnia and Herzegovina Airports

  • Sarajevo’s indoor smoking room closed in December 2024 — plan on the outdoor points landside, or budget for the Premium Lounge’s walk-in fee for an airside balcony
  • E-cigarettes follow the same enclosed-space ban as tobacco under the Federation’s law — use the outdoor areas
  • The Premium Lounge balcony works for a layover smoke break with airside access
  • Smoke at the marked outdoor points with ashtrays in front of the terminal for a simple landside option

Bosnia and Herzegovina Airports Compared: Indoor, Outdoor & After Security

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can you smoke at Sarajevo International Airport (SJJ)?

Yes — Sarajevo International Airport, Bosnia and Herzegovina’s main airport, has marked outdoor areas with ashtrays landside in front of the terminal, plus an open-air balcony at the airside Premium Lounge where smoking is allowed. Every enclosed part of the terminal is smoke-free.

Is there still a smoking room after security at Sarajevo Airport?

Smoking at Sarajevo is outdoors only, since a December 2024 ban on tobacco use in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s enclosed public spaces closed the airport’s indoor smoking room. Airside, past security, the Premium Lounge’s open-air balcony is available on a walk-in fee.

Are e-cigarettes and vapes allowed at Bosnia and Herzegovina's airports?

Yes — vape at the same marked outdoor points as cigarettes at Sarajevo Airport, landside or on the Premium Lounge balcony airside. The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s tobacco law extends its enclosed-space ban to e-cigarettes, so the enclosed terminal is vape-free.

Where can I smoke at Sarajevo Airport?

Landside, at the marked outdoor areas with ashtrays in front of the terminal, and airside on the Premium Lounge’s open-air balcony for fee-paying guests. The terminal’s enclosed spaces are smoke-free.

What is Bosnia and Herzegovina's airport smoking law?

Sarajevo Airport sits in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, whose 2023 Law on the Control and Restricted Use of Tobacco, Tobacco Products and Other Smoking Products, together with a 2024 Ordinance on Conditions for Special Smoking Areas, ended smoking in the airport’s enclosed spaces in December 2024. Marked outdoor areas remain the option.