--- title: "Bosnia and Herzegovina Airport Smoking Areas" canonical: "https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/bosnia-and-herzegovina/" language: "en-us" description: "Sarajevo Airport (SJJ): smoke at the marked spots with ashtrays in front of the terminal or on the Business Class Lounge II terrace; ask staff for a room." lastmod: "2026-10-17T00:00:00Z" --- # Bosnia and Herzegovina Airport Smoking Areas Yes, you can smoke at Sarajevo International Airport (SJJ), Bosnia and Herzegovina’s main airport and the one with a page in this guide: before security at the designated locations with ashtrays in front of the passenger terminal, and on the terrace of the Business Class Lounge II on the second floor of Terminal B, for lounge guests. After security the airport publishes no smoking room; in December 2024 it said one meeting the law’s conditions was being prepared, and travellers described a smoking room near gate 3 in September 2026, so ask staff whether one is open. For heated tobacco the airport opened an IQOS Lounge beside the duty-free shop in May 2026\. Tuzla, Mostar and Banja Luka airports have no page in this guide. ## How Bosnia and Herzegovina airport smoking works Sarajevo Airport sits in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, whose Law on the Control and Restricted Use of Tobacco, Tobacco Products and Other Smoking Products (Zakon o kontroli i ograničenoj upotrebi duhana, duhanskih i ostalih proizvoda za pušenje, Službene novine FBiH 38/22) came into force on 28 May 2022 and has applied since 28 May 2023\. Article 5 bans smoking in every enclosed public place, workplace and public transport, buildings used for public transport with their waiting rooms, corridors and toilets included; article 7 lets an airport allow smoking in a special smoking room, on the decision of the airport’s director, if the room is physically separated, ventilated, keeps non-smokers protected and serves no food. The ordinance on smoking rooms (Pravilnik o uvjetima za prostore za pušenje, Službene novine FBiH 41/24, in force 13 June 2024\) sets the conditions for an airport room: 10 to 50 m², no more than a fifth of the public space in total, no passage to other rooms, no food, closed walls and ceiling with a self-closing door, signs at the door, a ventilation system separate from the building’s with at least 5 Pa negative pressure and a display of it, at least 30 litres of fresh air a second per person at 0.7 persons per square metre, and a warning that switches on when the ventilation fails. Airports had six months from the ordinance to comply, to 13 December 2024, the day Sarajevo Airport banned tobacco use in its enclosed spaces and named its outdoor locations; the fines tied to the ordinance have been collectable since 13 June 2025\. A person who smokes where article 5 bans it is fined 100 BAM; a legal person that fails to ban it 2,000 to 5,000 BAM and its responsible person 300 to 1,000 BAM; the person in charge of premises who does not warn the smoker and refuse service 500 to 2,500 BAM. The law does not ban smoking in ordinary open-air public places, and the airport names the open-air locations in front of its terminal where it allows tobacco use. The law applies to e-cigarettes and states no separate rule for their use in enclosed places, and the airport publishes none, so ask staff before vaping. Heated tobacco used without combustion counts as a smokeless tobacco product, which the Federal Ministry of Health says the smoking ban does not cover; the airport’s IQOS Lounge beside the duty-free shop (10:00 to 20:00 daily) is for adult heated-tobacco users, and the airport does not say that cigarettes or e-cigarettes may be used in it. - **Before security**: the designated locations with ashtrays in front of the passenger terminal; no positions or hours published, ask staff - **After security**: no smoking room published; travellers described one near gate 3 in September 2026; ask staff whether one is open - **Business Class Lounge II terrace**, second floor of Terminal B: smoking allowed for lounge guests, 50 BAM plus VAT for business-class passengers and 60 BAM plus VAT for walk-in guests, three hours at most, side of passport control not published - **IQOS Lounge** beside the duty-free shop: heated tobacco, 10:00 to 20:00 daily - **Inside the terminal, elsewhere**: tobacco use banned in the enclosed spaces; the airport publishes no e-cigarette rule, ask staff ## The hub **[Sarajevo International Airport (SJJ)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/bosnia-and-herzegovina/sjj-smoking-at-sarajevo-airport/).** The designated locations with ashtrays in front of the passenger terminal, before security, with no positions or hours published; the Business Class Lounge II terrace on the second floor of Terminal B, where the airport allows smoking for lounge guests; no smoking room published after security, with a room near gate 3 that travellers described in September 2026, so ask staff; the IQOS Lounge beside the duty-free shop for heated tobacco, 10:00 to 20:00 daily. ## Tips for smokers at Bosnia and Herzegovina airports - Smoke at the designated locations with ashtrays in front of Sarajevo’s passenger terminal before security; ask staff for the nearest from the doors - After security, ask staff whether a smoking room is open; the airport publishes none, and lounge guests have the Business Class Lounge II terrace - Heated tobacco has its own place, the IQOS Lounge beside the duty-free shop, 10:00 to 20:00; the airport publishes no e-cigarette rule, so ask staff before vaping - The airport does not say which side of passport control the Business Class Lounge II is on; ask staff the way from your gate ## Bosnia and Herzegovina airports compared: indoor, outdoor \& after security | Airport | After security | Indoor room | Outdoor area | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Sarajevo International Airport (SJJ)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/bosnia-and-herzegovina/sjj-smoking-at-sarajevo-airport/) | Yes | – | Yes | ## Frequently Asked Questions ### Can you smoke at Sarajevo International Airport (SJJ)? Yes — before security, at the designated locations with ashtrays in front of the passenger terminal, the places the airport names for tobacco use, and on the terrace of the Business Class Lounge II on the second floor of Terminal B, for lounge guests. After security the airport publishes no smoking room; in December 2024 it said one meeting the law’s conditions was being prepared, and travellers described a smoking room near gate 3 in September 2026, so ask staff whether one is open. ### Is there a smoking room after security at Sarajevo Airport? The airport publishes none: when the Federation’s enclosed-space ban reached it on 13 December 2024 it banned tobacco use in its enclosed spaces, named its outdoor locations and said a room meeting the law’s technical conditions was being prepared, and travellers described a smoking room near gate 3 in September 2026, so ask staff whether one is open. The Business Class Lounge II terrace on the second floor of Terminal B allows smoking for lounge guests, 60 BAM plus VAT for a walk-in guest; the airport does not say which side of passport control the lounge is on. ### Are e-cigarettes and heated tobacco allowed at Bosnia and Herzegovina's airports? The Federation’s tobacco law applies to e-cigarettes and states no separate rule for their use in enclosed places, and Sarajevo Airport publishes none, so ask staff before vaping. Heated tobacco used without combustion counts as a smokeless tobacco product that the Federal Ministry of Health says the smoking ban does not cover; Sarajevo Airport’s IQOS Lounge beside the duty-free shop, open daily from 10:00 to 20:00, is for adult heated-tobacco users. ### Where can I smoke at Sarajevo Airport? Before security, at the designated locations with ashtrays in front of the passenger terminal; the airport publishes no positions or hours for them, so ask staff for the nearest from the doors. Lounge guests have the Business Class Lounge II terrace on the second floor of Terminal B, whose side of passport control the airport does not say; after security, ask staff whether a smoking room is open, as the airport publishes none. ### What is Bosnia and Herzegovina's airport smoking law? Sarajevo Airport sits in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, whose Law on the Control and Restricted Use of Tobacco, Tobacco Products and Other Smoking Products (Službene novine FBiH 38/22) bans smoking in every enclosed public place, workplace and public transport under article 5 and lets an airport allow smoking in a special smoking room under article 7, on the conditions of the 2024 ordinance on smoking rooms (Službene novine FBiH 41/24): 10 to 50 m², closed walls and a self-closing door, separate ventilation with at least 5 Pa negative pressure, no food and no passage to other rooms. Airports had until 13 December 2024 to comply. A person who smokes where the law bans it is fined 100 BAM; a legal person that fails to ban it 2,000 to 5,000 BAM.