Yes, you can smoke at Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) near Concepción. 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.
CCP sits at Talcahuano on the coast of the Biobío Region, and its terminal has two levels — a ground floor for check-in and arrivals, and an upper level for security, boarding gates, restaurants and the Pacific Club VIP lounge.
Outside the Terminal
Open-air smoking outside the terminal building, at ground level, is permitted under Chile’s national smoke-free law, which bans smoking only in enclosed public places. CCP’s own site publishes no designated or signposted smoking spot.
After Security
No smoking facility after security is confirmed at CCP. The restaurants, shops and the Pacific Club VIP lounge on the upper boarding level 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 CCP: permitted in the open air outside the terminal, banned on both terminal levels.
Summary
| Area | Smoking | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Ground floor (check-in/arrivals) | No | Smoke-free under Chile’s national law |
| Upper level / after security | No | No smoking facility confirmed, including the Pacific Club 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 CCP often route through Santiago Airport (SCL). For airports elsewhere that do offer a post-security option, see our guide to airports with smoking areas after security.
For Chile’s airport smoking rules and vaping law, see our Chile airport guide.