Yes, you can smoke at Zadar Airport (ZAD) outside the terminal building, landside, where Croatian law permits smoking in the open air. Zadar’s official site publishes a FAQ page and a restaurant/services page that mentions cigarettes only as something sold at the newsstand — there’s no smoking policy page, and a site-wide search for “smoking” turns up nothing, so the airport publishes no smoking area of its own.
Zadar Airport (Zračna luka Zadar, ZAD) is a regional gateway to northern Dalmatia, serving Western Europe from a single small terminal.
Outside the Terminal (Landside)
Outside the terminal building, landside, open-air smoking is lawful under Croatian law; the airport does not mark a specific spot, so this is the general legal default rather than a signed area. It applies before you head into the building or join the security line, and on arrival, once you’ve stepped out through the doors with your bags.
After Security
Zadar’s official site — its FAQ, restaurant and general-information pages — does not list a smoking area airside or anywhere else in the terminal. Smoke landside before the checkpoint, since there’s no confirmed spot once you’re through to the gates.
Vaping
Croatia’s Tobacco & Related Products Act bans e-cigarette use in all enclosed public spaces, the same rule that applies to tobacco (Art. 25, NN 98/2025). At ZAD, with no confirmed indoor area, that means vaping follows cigarettes outdoors, landside.
Summary
| Area | Smoking | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal interior | No confirmed area | Whole building treated as non-smoking |
| Landside, outside the terminal | Yes | Open air permitted under Croatian law; no marked spot |
| After security (airside) | No confirmed area | Smoke before the checkpoint |
| Vaping | Yes | Same open-air landside allowance |
For Croatia’s airport smoking rules, enforcement and vaping law, see our Croatia airport smoking guide.