--- title: "Smoking at Antofagasta Airport – ANF" canonical: "https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/chile/anf-smoking-at-antofagasta-airport/" language: "en-us" description: "Open-air smoking outside the terminal at Andrés Sabella Airport (ANF) in Antofagasta is permitted under Chilean law; the building is smoke-free inside." lastmod: "2026-09-25T00:00:00Z" --- # Smoking at Antofagasta Airport – ANF Yes, you can smoke at **Andrés Sabella Gálvez Airport (ANF)** in Antofagasta. Open-air smoking outside the terminal building, landside, is permitted under Chilean law; the airport publishes no designated smoking area, and no smoking facility after security is confirmed. ANF, still widely known by its former name Cerro Moreno International Airport, is a single terminal building serving Antofagasta, a mining and port city on northern Chile’s Atacama Desert coast. ## Outside the Terminal Open-air smoking outside the terminal building, landside, is permitted under Chile’s national smoke-free law, which bans smoking only in enclosed public places. Neither ANF’s own site nor its retail and VIP lounge pages mention a designated or signposted smoking spot. ## After Security No smoking facility after security is confirmed at ANF. The departure lounge, its shops and the airport’s VIP lounge are all smoke-free under the same national law that covers the rest of the terminal. ## Vaping Chile’s **Ley 21.642**, published 4 January 2024, extends the same tobacco restrictions to e-cigarettes, so vaping follows the identical rule at ANF: permitted in the open air outside the terminal, banned inside the building. ## Summary | Area | Smoking | Notes | | --- | --- | --- | | Indoor terminal | No | Smoke-free throughout under Chile’s national law | | After security / airside | No | No smoking facility confirmed, including the VIP lounge | | Outdoor (landside) | Yes | Permitted in the open air outside the terminal building | | Vaping | Same as smoking | Outdoors only, under Ley 21.642 | Travellers connecting onward from ANF often route through [Santiago Airport (SCL)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/chile/scl-smoking-at-santiago-airport/). For advice on planning a smoke break around a connection, see our [guide to smoking during layovers](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/smoking-during-layovers/). For Chile’s airport smoking rules and vaping law, see our [Chile airport guide](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/chile/). ## Useful Links - [Andrés Sabella Airport (official)](https://aeropuertoandressabella.cl/) ## Frequently Asked Questions ### Can you smoke at Antofagasta Airport (ANF)? Yes — Chilean law permits open-air smoking outside the terminal building, landside. ANF publishes no designated smoking area, and no smoking facility after security is confirmed. ### Is there a smoking area after security at ANF? The departure lounge, its shops and the airport’s VIP lounge are smoke-free under Chile’s national law, and no smoking facility after security is confirmed at ANF. Smoke in the open air outside the terminal building, landside, before you clear security. ### Can you smoke inside the terminal at Antofagasta Airport? ANF’s terminal building is smoke-free throughout under Chile’s national smoke-free law, which names airports among the enclosed public spaces it covers. Smoke in the open air outside the building instead. ### Where can I smoke at Antofagasta Airport? Outside the terminal building, landside — ANF’s own site, including its retail and VIP lounge pages, publishes no designated or signposted smoking spot beyond the open-air area that Chilean law permits. ### Can you vape at Antofagasta Airport? Yes — the same open-air area outside the terminal, landside. Chile’s Ley 21.642 (2024) extends the tobacco restrictions to e-cigarettes, so vaping is banned inside the building.