No, you cannot smoke after security or indoors at El Dorado International Airport (BOG). There are no airside smoking areas and no indoor smoking rooms anywhere in the terminal. Smoking is allowed only outdoors, on the landside, away from the terminal entrances.
El Dorado is the busiest airport in Colombia and one of the top hubs in Latin America, serving as the main base for Avianca.
Where to Smoke
Smoking is permitted only outdoors and only landside — outside the terminal buildings, away from the doors and entrances. There is no marked airside smoking area and no indoor smoking room, because Colombian national law and the airport’s health regulation prohibit smoking inside enclosed public spaces. Published sources do not pinpoint a signed designated zone, so plan to step outside the terminal and keep well clear of the entrances.
Transit and connecting passengers should note an important caveat: there is no airside smoking area at El Dorado. A passenger on an international connection cannot smoke without entering Colombia — you would have to clear immigration, smoke landside at the curb outside the terminal, then re-clear security (and immigration) to return to the gates. On short connections this is usually not practical.
Vaping
Colombia’s Law 2354 of 2024 regulates e-cigarettes, vapes and heated tobacco products the same way as cigarettes. Vaping is banned in enclosed public spaces, including the terminal. As with smoking, vaping is allowed only outdoors on the landside.
Summary table
| Area | Smoking | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Indoor | No | No indoor smoking rooms anywhere in the terminal |
| After security / airside | No | No airside area — must exit, clear immigration & re-clear security |
| Outdoor (landside) | Yes | Outside the terminal, away from entrances |
For Colombia’s airport smoking rules and vaping law, see our Colombia airport guide.